Anionic surfactants in wastewater are measured spectrophotometrically as methylene blue active substances (MBAS). A volume of a water sample is first reacted with methylene blue, a cationic dye, in a basic buffered aqueous solution. The resulting solution is agitated after the addition of chloroform. The organic layer is then extracted, and the absorbance is read at 655 nm. A standard calibration curve is produced by plotting absorbance vs. concentration for the concentration range between 0 ppm to 2.50 ppm. The line had the following equation: y = 0.286x + 0.009 a. The limit of surfactant content in Philippine class B water is 300 ppb. If a 5 mL aliquot of a 50 mL water sample had an absorbance of 0.084 after MBAS analysis, is the sampled water body suitable for bathing? Support your answer
Anionic surfactants in wastewater are measured spectrophotometrically as methylene blue active substances (MBAS). A volume of a water sample is first reacted with methylene blue, a cationic dye, in a basic buffered aqueous solution. The resulting solution is agitated after the addition of chloroform. The organic layer is then extracted, and the absorbance is read at 655 nm. A standard calibration curve is produced by plotting absorbance vs. concentration for the concentration range between 0 ppm to 2.50 ppm. The line had the following equation: y = 0.286x + 0.009
a. The limit of surfactant content in Philippine class B water is 300 ppb. If a 5 mL aliquot of a 50 mL water sample had an absorbance of 0.084 after MBAS analysis, is the sampled water body suitable for bathing? Support your answer
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