• Analysis of Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids Using Ion-Exchange Chromatography: Application to Groundwater Affected by Landfill Leachates
  • Cheon, Su-Hyun;Koh, Dong-Chan;Ko, Kyung-Seok;
  • Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM);Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM);Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM);
  • 이온-교환 크로마토그래피를 활용한 유기산 분석: 매립지 침출수의 영향을 받은 지하수에 대한 적용
  • 전수현;고동찬;고경석;
  • 한국지질자원연구원;한국지질자원연구원;한국지질자원연구원;
Abstract
An analytical method using ion-exchange chromatography was developed for simultaneous quantification of low-molecularweight organic acids ($C_1-C_6$ aliphatic carboxylic acids) and inorganic anions, and then applied to the assessment of ground water contaminated by leachates from a municipal solid waste landfill. Peak interferences of halide ions to organic acids were removed by pretreatment of water samples with Ag-containing cartridges. This method allowed accurate detection of low-molecular weight organic acids (i.e., formate, acetate, propionate, pyruvate, succinate, and oxalateas) low as 0.5 mg/L with a linear dynamic range up to 20 mg/L within 11 min run time along with typical inorganic anions. High level of pyruvate and low level of formate and acetate were detected in groundwater and landfill leachates using the analytical method. Pyruvate concentration in groundwater showed a significant correlation with concentrations of $Cl^-$ and $HCO_3^-$, and pyruvate levels decreased along the downgradient from the landfill, indicating the sources of pyruvate are landfill leachate.

생활 폐기물 매립장 침출수에 의해 오염된 지하수에 포함되어 있는 유기산($C_1-C_6$ aliphatic carboxylic acids)들의 정량 분석을 위해서 짧은 분석시간 안에 무기 음이온 뿐만 아니라 유기산까지 정량이 가능한 ion-exchange chromatography를 이용하여 침출수에 용존되어 있는 유기산을 정성 정량하였고, 검출된 유기산의 특성을 평가하였다. 분석 과정에서 $Cl^$, $Br^-$ 등의 halide 이온들의 유기산에 대한 피크 간섭을 줄이기 위해서 이들을 제거하는 전처리를 시료 주입 전에 적용하였다. 음이온 분석과 동일한 분석조건에서 음이온의 간섭을 최소화 하면서 정량이 가능한 유기산들을 선별하였고, 이들 유기산 중에서 음이온의 간섭을 받지 않는 fomate, acetate, propionate, pyruvate, succinate, oxalate에 대해서 정량 분석을 실시하였다. 본 실험에 사용된 유기산의 linear dynamic range는 0.5 mg/L에서부터 20 mg/L까지로 결정하였다. 이 분석법을 쓰레기 매립지 침출수와 주변 지하수에 대해 용존된 유기산과 무기 이온의 정량에 적용하여 높은 농도의 pyruvate와 낮은 수준의 formate와 acetate가 검출되었다. 지하수의 pyruvate 농도는 $Cl^-$, $HCO_3^-$ 농도와 높은 상관성을 보이고, 매립지에서 멀어질수록 농도가 감소하여, pyruvate는 매립지 침출수로부터 유래되었다고 추정되었다.

Keywords: Low-molecular weight organic acid;Ion-exchange chromatography;Groundwater contamination;Landfill leachate;Peak interference;

Keywords: 저분자 유기산;이온-교환 크로마토그래피;지하수 오염;매립지 침출수;피크 간섭;

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This Article

  • 2007; 12(2): 55-64

    Published on Apr 30, 2007