What would cause a false positive in trihalomethane formation?

False positives in analytical chemistry are dependent on the analytical approach. Through the use of orthogonal techniques (analysis of the same sample by means of a different detection scheme) you should be able to correctly identify an analyte and minimize false positives.





To accurately answer your question you should provide more information about what analytical technique and just what is your target analyte. There are numerous databases that cover these sort of dilemmas if it isn't covered by the instrument software.What would cause a false positive in trihalomethane formation?
the iodoform test is used to test for the structural unit of alcohols, but may give a false positive if a methyl ketone such as acetone is present.