Abstract.A spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of aluminium at ng/ml level has been developed. The method is based on the formation of a fluorescent 1 : 1 complex between AI(III) and 2,6-bis [(o-hydroxy)phenyliminomethyl]-l-hydroxybenzene at an apparent pH of 5.0 in an aqueous-ethanol medium (70% v/v ethanol). The influence of reaction variables is discussed. The range of concentration of the method is 1.0-10.0 ng/ml aluminium, the relative standard deviation 1.5% and the limit of detection 0.1 ng/ml. The advantages of the proposed method include high sensitivity and selectivity. The method has been applied to the determination of Muminium in natural waters.Key words: spectrofluorimetry, aluminium determination, natural waters, 2,6-bis[(o-hydroxy) phenyliminomethyl]-l-hydroxybenzene.Assays for aluminium in body fluids and water have taken on considerable importance over the past few years, ever since the metal was first suspected of being involved in cases of encephalopathy in patients with renal insufficiency treated by dialysis [1][2][3].Aluminium toxicity is also associated with osteomalacy and osteodistrophy [4,5], anaemia [6,7], gastrointestinal symptoms [8] and possible cardio toxicity [9] features.The determination of aluminium in waters is desirable, as the most important source of this element in patients with renal failure is the water used for dilution of dialysis solutions [10,11].Commercial aluminium salts are used as flocculants in water-treatment plants; aluminium sulphate, chloride and chlorosulphate are the most commonly employed. This implies that flocculation with commercial aluminium salts increases the aluminium content in tap water.Aromatic Schiff's bases of salicylidene-o-aminophenol (I) type have been extensively proposed for the spectrofluorimetric determination of metals, through forma-