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Supercritical fluid extraction for the analysis of contaminated soils

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7274207
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  1. Battelle Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
Extraction of organic compounds from soils is most commonly done using time-consuming laboratory procedures. Rapid, portable methods for measuring the concentrations of semivolatile organic compounds in the field are needed. This report describes the development of a supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) method using field-portable equipment that completes the extraction in less than 30 minutes and permits on-site quantification of such compounds in soil samples. 10 figs., 34 tabs., 21 refs.
Research Organization:
Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Battelle Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
EPRI; Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
7274207
Report Number(s):
EPRI-TR-100754
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English