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Title: Rapid method for the digestion of sewage and sludge for metal analyses

Journal Article · · Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es00120a019· OSTI ID:6889761

A steam digestion method for metal determinations in sewage and sludge is described and compared to methods using nitric acid digestion and high-speed homogenization. The steam digestion method employs a domestic pressure cooker, provides quantitative metal recoveries, is not prone to metal contamination, and requires less reagents and supervision than the methods with which it was compared.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton
OSTI ID:
6889761
Journal Information:
Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 18:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English