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Title: Analytical methods for the determination of carbon tetrachloride in soils.

Conference ·
OSTI ID:11841

Improved methods for the determination of carbon tetrachloride are described. These methods incorporate purge-and-trap concentration of heated dry samples, an improved methanol extraction procedure, and headspace sampling. The methods minimize sample pretreatment, accomplish solvent substitution, and save time. The methanol extraction and headspace sampling procedures improved the method detection limits and yielded better sensitivity, good recoveries, and good performance. Optimization parameters are shown. Results obtained with these techniques are compared for soil samples from contaminated sites.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
11841
Report Number(s):
ANL/ER/CP-99201; TRN: AH200118%%299
Resource Relation:
Conference: The Second International Symposium on Integrated Technical Approaches to Site Characterization, Chicago, IL (US), 06/07/1999--06/09/1999; Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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