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  • Title: Direct automatic screening of soils for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons based on microwave-assisted extraction/fluorescence detection and on-line liquid chromatographic confirmation.
    Author: Criado A, Cárdenas S, Gallego M, Valcárcel M.
    Journal: J Chromatogr A; 2004 Oct 01; 1050(2):111-8. PubMed ID: 15508303.
    Abstract:
    An integrated screening-confirmation system for PAHs in soils is presented. The sample screening configuration comprises on-line microwave-assisted extraction of the selected pollutants, followed by continuous preconcentration and sample clean-up on RP-C18. Those samples for which the total concentration is close to or above the threshold limit established (10 microg/g) are subjected to liquid chromatographic separation for confirmation. An evaluation of the qualitative data obtained was also carried out, by calculating the unreliability zone as well as the false positive and false negative rates. The whole method (extraction/determination/confirmation) was validated using industrial soil and harbour sediment certified reference materials (IRMM, European Commission CRM 524 and CRM 535). Application to the screening of solid environmental samples with subsequent confirmation of the results is also presented.
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