During the dismantling of nuclear facilities, a large quantity of radioactive concrete is generated and chelating agents are required for the decontamination process. However, disposing of environmentally persistent chelated wastes without eliminating the chelating agents might increase the rate of radionuclide migration. This paper reports a rapid and straightforward ion chromatography method for the quantification of citric acid (CA), a commonly used chelating agent. The findings demonstrate acceptable recovery yields, linearities, and reproducibilities of the simulated samples, confirming the validity of the proposed method. The selectivity of the proposed method was confirmed by effectively separating CA from gluconic acid, a common constituent in concretes. The limits of detection and quantification of the method were 0.679 and 2.059 mg·L−1, respectively, while the recovery yield, indicative of the consistency between theoretical and experimental concentrations, was 85%. The method was also employed for the quantification of CA in a real concrete sample. These results highlight the potential of this approach for CA detection in radioactive concrete waste, as well as in other types of nuclear wastes.

Complexing agents used at various nuclear facilities exist in low- and intermediate level radioactive wastes deposited in the repository site. In addition these will be generated through the degradation of the wastes such as cellulose materials. The presence of chelating agents may possibly affect the safety of the wastes repository by promoting the migration of radionuclides into geosphere. Thus, under Nuclear Safety and Security Commission’s Notice No. 2021-16, the contents of chelating agents in radioactive wastes are required to be determined for the secured disposal. UV-Vis method based on an enzymatic reaction was proved to be in adequate to analyze citric acid in radioactive wastes with complex matrix, especially for concrete. A rapid automated method using ion chromatography (IC) for analysis of citric aicd in concrete samples is developed. This automated method enables a sample solution to measure without pretreatment and a target substance to separate from other concrete admixtures. Also, the developed method here, for radioactive concrete wastes was successfully applied to real samples with lowering a limit of quantification value.

Choline is an amine essential to maintenance of good health. Here, we modified the ion chromatographic method for measuring choline described by Laikhtman & Rohrer and validated by the ICH guideline and applied it to monitoring of choline content in infant formula in the Republic of Korea. The Certified Reference Materials (CRM), NIST 1849a, were used for validation of the modified method. The parameters of validation were linearity, range, specificity, accuracy, precision, LOD, LOQ and recovery. The linearity, R2, was above 0.999 and the analytical range was 2.5 to 50 μg/mL. The specificity was confirmed by the retention time (RT) and positive tests with calibration standard and CRM. The accuracy, precision and recovery values were 99.6 ± 2.41 %, 2.42 % and 90.8 - 92.8 %. The LOD and LOQ values were 0.03 mg/kg and 0.17 mg/kg, respectively. Five livestock products inspection agencies voluntarily participated in the collaborative study. The result, HORRAT value was 0.8 which was within the reference value 0.5 – 2.0. The validated method was applied to the analysis of choline in infant formula in the Republic of Korea. The results also conformed to 'The Standard for Livestock Products Labeling'.

A mixture of methyl ester derivatives of fatty acids from the oils of pine nuts was well resolved to five fractions differing by degree of unsaturation by silver ion solid-phase extraction column chromatography (Ag+-SEC). Polyunsaturated fatty acid with non-methylene interrupted conjugated double bond (NMiDB) radical held more strongly to silver ions in the column than methylene interrupted conjugated double bond (MiDB) one when they had the same number of double bonds. Although both the picolinyl ester and DMOX derivative provided clear mass ion species powerful enough to elucidate the structure of the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) with NMiDB and/or methylene interrupted conjugated double bond (MiDB) radical in the oils, the picolinyl ester of PUFA with NMiDB radical did not provide a cluster of mass ions neighboring diagnostic mass ions induced by the double bond in the proximal to the carboxyl group. However, the DMOX derivative of PUFA with NMiDB group as well as MiDB showed abundant mass ion species differing by gaps of 12 amu, which made it possible with greater ease to locate the double bonds in the molecule. The oil contained C18:2Ω6 (46.2 %) and C18:1Ω9 (25.4 %) as main components, and considerable amounts of PUFAs with NMiDB radical such as δ5. 9. 12-C18:3 (16.0 %), δ5. 9-C18:2 (2.3 %) and δ5. 11. 14-C20:3 (0.8 %).

질산염 및 아질산염의 주요 급원인 각종 채소류 및 과실류에서 이들의 분포를 조사하고자 엽채류 23종, 과채류 4종, 근채류 $\boxUl$종, 향신채소류 7종 및 과실류 15종의 질산염, 아질산염을 Ion-Chromatography(IC)를 이용하여 분석하였다. 엽채류에서 아질산염은 총 10종에서 검출 되었으며,재래종 상치가 평균 0.6 mg/kg으로 가장 낮은 함량이었고 개량종 상치가 평균 349 mg/kg으로 가장 높은 함량이었다. 질산염은 취나물이 평균 578.3 mg/kg으로 그 함량이 가장 높았으며, 다음이 겨자잎(415.7mg/kg), 청경채(348.6 mg/kg)의 순이었다. 과채류 중 아질산염은 본 실험의 조건에서는 검출되지 않았으며 질산염은 애호박이 평균 86.2 mg/kg으로 가장 높은 함량이었으며 오이가 0.6~24.7 mg/kg(평균 5.5 mg/kg)으로 가장 낮았으나 모든 시료가 개체에 따라 함량의 차이가 컸다. 근채류에서도 아질산염은 검출되지 않았고 질산염은 무가 0.2~ 580.0 mg/kg으로 월등히 높은 함량이었고 향신채소류는 질산염의 함량이 대체로 낮은 반면 마늘을 제외한 전 시료에서 아질산염이 불검출에서 29.8 mg/kg까지 검출되었다. 파의 경우 아질산염은 잔파가 더 높은 함량이었으나 질산염은 대파가 평균 4.3 mg/kg으로 잔파에 비해 약 6배 더 높은 함량이었고, 고추에서도 아질산염은 적고추가 더 높은 함량이었으나 질산염은 청고추가 약 7배나 더 높았다. 과실류의 질산염은 사과가 평균 0.5 mg/kg으로 가장 낮은 함량이었고 자두가 1.6~206.2 mg/kg, 평균 76.6 mg/kg으로 다른 시료에 비하여 월등히 높은 함량이었다.

Triacylglycerols of the seeds of Ginkgo biloba have been resolved by high-performace liquid chromatography(HPLC in the silver-ion and reverse-phase modes. The fatty acids were identified by a combination of capillary gas chromatography and gas-chromatography /mass spectrometry as the methyl and /or picolinyl ester. The main components are C18:2Ω6(39.0mol%), C18:1Ω7(asclepic acid 21.5mol%), and C18:1Ω9(oleic acid, 13.8mol%). Considerable amounts of unusual acid such as C20:3δ5,11,14 (5.7mol%), C18:2δ5,9(2.8mol%), and C18:3δ5,9,12(1.6mol%), were checked. In addition, an anteiso-branched fatty acid, 14-methylhexadecanoic acid, was also present as a minor component(0.9 mol%). The triacylglycerols were separated into 17 fractions by reverse-phase HPLC, and the fractionation was achieved according to the partition numnber(PN) in which a δ5-non methylene interrupted double bond(5-NMDB) showed different behaviour from a methylene interrupted double bond in a molecule with a given cahinlength. Silver-ion HPLC exhibited excellent resolution in which fractions(23 fractions) were resolved on the basis of the number and configuration of double bonds. In this instance, the strength of interaction of a δ5-NMDB system with silver ions seemed to be weaker than a methylene interrupted double bond system. The principal triacylglycerol species are as follows ; (C18:2Ω6)2/C18:1Ω7, C18:1Ω9/C18:1Ω7/C18:2Ω6, (C18:1Ω7)2/C18:2Ω6, C16:1Ω7/C18:1Ω9/C20:3δ5,11,14, C16:1Ω7/C18:1Ω7/C20:3δ5,11,14, C18:1Ω9/C18:1Ω7/C18:2Ω6, C18:1Ω9/C18:2δ5,5/C20:3δ5,11,14, (C18:1Ω7)2/C18:2Ω6 and (C18:1Ω9)2/C18:2Ω6, while simple triacylglycerols without C18:2Ω6)3 were not present. Stereospecific analysis showed that fatty acids with δ5-NMDB system and saturated chains were predominantly located at the site of sn-3 carbon of glycerol backbones. It is evident that there is asymmetry in the distribution of fatty acids in the TG molecules of Ginkgo nut oils.

화장품 중 불순물로서 미량의 중금속이 함유되어 있는 경우 이들의 피부흡착이 알러지를 일으킬 수가 있다. 이에 중금속으로부터 안전한 화장품인지를 신속하고 정확하게 판단하는 것이 중요하여 색소원료와 화장품 중 미량의 중금속들(Pb²+, Fe²+, Cu²+, Ni²+, Zn²+, Co²+, Cd²+ 및 Mn²+)을 동시에 분석할 수 있는 이온크로마토그래피 분석법을 개발하였다. 8종의 중금속들은 이온교환 컬럼(IonPac CS5A)으로 잘 분리되었고, post-column 장치와 UV 분광기로 검출하였다. 0.1 ~ 1000 g/mL 농도범위에서 8종의 중금속들의 검량선은 선형적이었고(r² > 0.999), 검출한계는 제품이 안전한지를 판단할 수 있는 g/L 수준이었다. 피크들의 머무름 시간과 면적의 상대표준편차는 0.21 %과 0.24 %이고, 회수율은 97 ~ 104 %이다. 이 결과들은 개발된 분석방법이 화장품 중의 미량의 중금속들을 신속하고 정확하게 분석할 수 있다는 것을 보여준다. 본 분석방법은 22개 화장품과 11개 색소원료 중의 중금속들의 함량을 분석하는데 활용하였다.

The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs) content in sewage sludge was determined by gas chromatography linked to ion trap mass spectrometry(GC/ITMS) with five deuterated PAHs as internal standards. The minimum detection limit was from 1.66 to 7.14 pg for individual PAH by GC/ITMS. For determining total PAHs(∑PAH) in sewage sludge 84 samples from 74 waste water treatment plants in whole country were analyzed. The average content of ∑PAH for whole samples was 3,289±3,098 μg/kg, and ranged from 142 to maximum 20,102 μg/kg. According to the number of population of the city, the areas were classified as five regions, ie. big, large, middle, small, and rural area in which the waste water treated plants were grown. The contents of PAHs were 4,689±5,503, 5,839±6,401, 3,725±2,053, 2,237±2,069, and 2,475±1,489 μg/kg, in big, large, middle, small, and rural area, respectively.