Abstract
A simple and sensitive method was investigated for the continuous and simultaneous determination of inorganic anions (SO42-, Cl-, NO3-, F-) and cations (Na+, NH4+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+) in rainwater over a period of 18 h. A solution of 5 X 10-3 mol L-1 DL-malic acid-5% methanol-water was used as the eluent. Good simultaneous separation of anions and cations based on an ion-exclusion mechanism and a cation-exchange mechanism was achieved within 30 min with conductimetric detection. The method was successfully applied to rainwater detection, and proved to be a very useful method for real-time rainwater analysis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1065-1069 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Analyst |
| Volume | 125 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - 2000 |