Objective:To develop a simple and sensitive method for the determination of trace nitrite in water samples of environment. Methods: Based on the catalytic effect of nitrite for the oxidation of JGB by potassium bromate in sulphuric acid medium, which resulted in the decrease of RLS of ion - association complex, a catalytic resonance light scattering method was proposed for the determination of trace nitrite with surfactant as the sensitizer. Results: The determination limit and the linear range for NO2^- were 0. 70 ng/ml and 0. 83 - 41.7 ng/...