Apparatus for automatically measuring and monitoring taste and odor-causing substance in water (raw water, purified water, and discharged water)

Abstract

The apparatus for automatically measuring and monitoring taste and odor-causing substances in water (raw water, purified water, and discharged water) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a vaporizing unit which introduces water (raw water, purified water, and discharged water), atomizes the water by using an ultrasonic vibrator, and then sprays the atomized water into a spray chamber, thereby generating an aerosol-type sample; an MS/MS mass spectrometry unit which applies a chemical ionization method using plasma and a quadrupole mass spectrometry (MS/MS) to the aerosol-type sample generated in the vaporization unit to measure mass values of 2-MIB S and Geosmin, which are taste and odor-causing substances; and a quantifying unit which quantifies the mass values of 2-MIB and Geosmin relative to the sample mass, measured by the MS/MS mass spectrometry unit.

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