Tap Water (7) (NI-424)
The administrative order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare #261 (July 
22, 2003) specifies the acceptable levels for F
-, Cl
-, 
NO
2- and NO
3-. 
Their concentrations are measured using ion chromatography. Here, anions in tap 
water were analyzed using IC 
NI-424 though NO
2- 
could not be detected in tap water. 
Please refer to '
Regulation for Water Supply'.

Sample : 
Tap water (
Water), 100micro-L
1. 
F-
2. 
Cl-
3. 
NO3-
4. 
SO42-
Column       : Shodex IC NI-424 (4.6mmID*100mm)
Eluent       : 8mM 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid + 2.8mM Bis-Tris + 2mM Phenylboronic acid + 0.005mM *CyDTA aq. 
Flow rate    : 1.0mL/min
Detector     : Non-suppressed coductivity
Column temp. : 40deg-C
* CyDTA: trans-1,2-Diaminocyclohexane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid