Rapid extraction of sediment contaminants by pressure cycles

Chemosphere

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1360-1366

  Andy Hong, P K ^a   Nakra, Shamit ^a  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

Pressure; Rapid extraction; Sediment contaminants; Soil

Indexed keywords

%MOISTURE; COMPRESSION PRESSURES; CONTAMINANT EXPOSURES; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS; CYCLIC CHANGES; GAS SOLUBILITIES; GAS TYPES; KEY FACTORS; PRESSURE; PRESSURE CYCLES; RAPID EXTRACTION; ROOM TEMPERATURES; ROUTINE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CONTAMINANTS; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATIONS; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SOIL; SOXHLET EXTRACTIONS;

ACETONE; CONTAMINATION; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; HEXANE; IMPURITIES; POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

EXTRACTION;

EXTRACTION METHOD; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; PAH; PCB; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE EFFECT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY; VENTING;

ACETONE; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HEXANES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PRESSURE; RIVERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60449083667     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.11.034     Document Type: Article

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