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Effects of Bowl Material and Rinsing Period on Variation in the Amount of Residual Surfactant Resided in the Bowls after Dish-Washing

세제세척 후 용기재질과 헹굼시간에 따른 계면활성제 잔류량 변화

  • Jeong, Jongshin (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kunsan National University) ;
  • Jeong, Yonhun (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kunsan National University) ;
  • Jeong, Seung-Woo (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kunsan National University)
  • Received : 2013.11.14
  • Accepted : 2013.11.25
  • Published : 2013.12.30

Abstract

This study selected representative popular bowls used in daily life and laboratory and investigated the amount of residual surfactant resided in the bowls that were dish-washed. The bowls were washed by a scourer soaking 8 mL-detergent and then rinsed by flowing water for 7 or 15 seconds. One hundred milliliter of distilled water was placed in the washed-bowls to extract residual surfactant on the bowl surface and then analysed. All washed-bowls included residual surfactant after 7 second-rinsing. Residual surfactant concentrations in Ttukbaegi (earthen bowl), flying pan, glass bowl, and plastic bowl were 4.68, 1.22, 0.57, and 0.25 mg/L, respectively. However, the 15 second-rinsing showed that surfactant was detected only in Ttukbaegi and other bowls were clean. The results showed that surfactant would reside on the porous or rough surface of the bowl even after final rinsing. This study imply that all bowls and glasses should be throughly rinsed after detergent-washing to reduce continuos ingestion. Furthermore, residual surfactant in the glassware of laboratory may significantly affect experiment results.

일상생활과 실험실에서 널리 사용하는 대표적 용기를 선정하여 세제세척 및 헹굼 후 용기에 잔류하는 계면활성제의 양을 정량화하였다. 일반적 세제 사용량인 8 mL를 수세미에 묻혀 용기를 닦은 후 흐르는 물에 7초 및 15초간 헹궈주었다. 설거지가 끝난 용기에 증류수 100 mL를 붓고 흔들어 그릇에 남아 있는 계면활성제를 추출하여 분석하였다. 7초 헹굼과정을 거친 후 용기에 잔류하는 계면활성제 농도는 뚝배기 4.68 mg/L, 후라이팬 1.22 mg/L, 유리그릇 0.57 mg/L, 플라스틱 용기 0.25 mg/L 순으로 모든 용기에서 계면활성제가 검출되었다. 그러나 15초 헹굼과정을 거친 경우, 뚝배기에서만 계면활성제가 여전히 검출되었고 다른 용기에서는 검출되지 않았다. 실험결과 다공성매체로 이루어진 재질일수록 계면활성제의 잔류가 많은 것으로 나타났다. 세제로 식기를 세척할 경우 충분한 헹굼과정이 있어야 세제 섭취를 줄일 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 특히 많은 이공계실험실에서 실험실 용기가 세제세척 후 충분히 헹궈지지 않는다면 잔류 계면활성제가 이후 실험 결과에 지대한 영향을 미칠 수 있다.

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