On-line monitoring of nine haloacetic acid species at the μg L-1 level using post-column reaction-ion chromatography with nicotinamide fluorescence
Abstract
A laboratory-built automated instrument is reported for on-line, near real-time monitoring of nine haloacetic acids species (HAA9) in drinking water. The device uses anion-exchange chromatography to separate the HAA9 species, followed by post-column reaction with nicotinamide in basic solution with fluorescence detection. Method detection limits for HAA9 species ranged from 0.6 to 10.1 μg L-1, mean % recovery values ranged from 58 to 161%, and % relative standard deviation ranged from 3.5 to 32% while operating within a factor of 2.5-5 of the method detection limit. The bias between the proposed method and United States Environmental Protection Agency Method 552.3 was measured during two separate on-line studies and using grab samples collected from different distribution systems. In general, the two methods showed good agreement with biases for HAA9 of less than 10 μg L-1. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Publication Title
Analytica Chimica Acta
Recommended Citation
Simone, P., Ranaivo, P., Geme, G., Brown, M., & Emmert, G. (2009). On-line monitoring of nine haloacetic acid species at the μg L-1 level using post-column reaction-ion chromatography with nicotinamide fluorescence. Analytica Chimica Acta, 654 (2), 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2009.09.021
