- P-ISSN 1225-0163
- E-ISSN 2288-8985
A liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry method (LC-ESI-MS/MS)was used for determining perchlorate in the Gum-River surface water. Sample was directly injected into LCESI-MS/MS after the filtrations using PTFE filter paper. The coefficient of variation of perchlorate was less than 3% and the limit of quantification was 0.17 μg/L. Water samples were collected from thirty-five basins of Gum-River on February, April and June 2012, respectively. As a result, perchlorate was detected in the concentration range of 0.23-3.73 μg/L (mean 0.20 μg/L) in the frequency of 15% in general surface water and in the concentration range of 0.36-25.10 μg/L (mean 1.69 μg/L) in the frequency of 36% in surface water samples near industry area.