“…Ion chromatography developed by Small et al (1) is a very effective method for the analysis of many common anions (1-10) and cations (1,(11)(12)(13)(14). The anion chromatographic system, which consists of a carbonate eluent and a suppressor system, has been widely applied for routine work in various fields (2)(3)(4). However, two-negative peaks, called "water dip" and "carbonate dip", were observed on a suppressed chromatography, and they interfered with the determination of some anions (15).…”