The invention relates to a method for detecting trace N, N-
dimethyldithiocarbamate in water. The method comprises the following steps: derivatively reacting a
water sample containing N, N-
dimethyldithiocarbamate with a
derivatization reagent at pH value of 7.0-10.0 for 10-40 min, so as to obtain flavescent derivative tetramethyl
thiuram disulfide; next, detecting tetramethyl
thiuram disulfide by using an efficient liquid
chromatography, so as to obtain a chromatogram; inputting a chromatographic peak appearing time into an Agilent 1200 LC chemical
workstation and
processing the chromatographic peak appearing time in the chemical
workstation so as to obtain peak height and
peak area; and finally, first finding out the
peak area on a longitudinal coordinate in a
standard curve graph and then finding out data on a horizontal ordinate, which represents the concentration of N, N-
dimethyldithiocarbamate in the water, on a curve corresponding to the longitudinal coordinate representing the
peak area. The method for detecting trace N, N-dimethyldithiocarbamate in the water, provided by the invention, has the advantages of mild and rapid derivative reaction, no interference peak, rapidness, simplicity, convenience, high accuracy and good repetitiveness; and trace N, N-dimethyldithiocarbamate in
municipal sewage can be effectively detected.