Determination of benzene and toluene in soils and plant material by azeotropic distillation

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01609696· OSTI ID:5710915

Kozloski, R P

The suspected dumping of gasoline near a garden resulted in the need for a method that would measure trace amounts of benzene and toluene in both soil and plant samples. In this report the authors show that a method involving methanolic extraction and azeotropic distillation is a highly sensitive technique that eliminated the contamination of the GC column by non-volatile material.

• Research Organization: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven
• OSTI ID: 5710915
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 34:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
BENZENE
DISTILLATION
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
PLANTS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SOILS
TOLUENE
AZEOTROPE
BRASSICA
GASOLINE
TOMATOES
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
EXTRACTION
FOOD
FUELS
HYDROCARBONS
LIQUID FUELS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
VEGETABLES
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