AWWA JAW49902 Journal AWWA - Using Ion Chromatography to Detect Perchlorate

Journal Article by American Water Works Association, 10/01/1999

Okamoto, Howard S.;Rishi, Dharmendra K.;Steeber, William R.;Baumann, Frank J.;Perera, S. Kusum

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This article describes an ion chromatography method to analyze trace concentrations of perchlorate in drinking water. Perchlorate was separated from anions commonly found in groundwater and surface water by elution through an AS5 anion exchange column with 120 mmol/L sodium hydroxide + 2 mmol/L p-cyanophenol. Analytes were measured by conductometric detection using signals enhanced by chemical suppression of the conductance from the eluent. A 740-uL sample injection provided the sample mass necessary to achieve a perchlorate method detection limit of ¿1 ug/L and a working range of 2.5-100 ug/L, without sample preconcentration. Interference studies showed that 5.0 ug/L of perchlorate could be measured in the presence of 1,000 mg/L of bicarbonate, chloride, or sulfate. The method was successfully used to survey drinking water wells in California considered vulnerable to perchlorate contamination. Includes 29 references, tables, figures.

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Edition: Vol. 91 - No. 10 Published: 10/01/1999 Number of Pages: 12 File Size: 1 file , 830 KB