Supercritical fluid extraction of pesticides in sediment from the Okavango Delta, Botswana, and determination by gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD) and mass spectrometry (GC-MS)

Water SA

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 405-410

  Mmualefe, Lesego C ^a   Torto, Nelson ^a   Huntsman Mapila, Philippa ^a   Mbongwe, Bontle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Dynamic extraction; Fractional extraction; Modifier; Organochlorine pesticides; Sample preparation; Static extraction

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLOW OF WATER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PESTICIDES; RIVERS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

DYNAMIC EXTRACTION; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; MODIFIER; OKAVANGO DELTA , BOTSWANA; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION (SFE); TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ACETONE; DELTA; ELECTRON; EXTRACTION METHOD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANOCHLORINE; PESTICIDE; WATER FLOW;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; NGAMILAND; OKAVANGO DELTA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 52649129893     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v34i3.180635     Document Type: Article

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