Summary
Different sample preparation methods for the determination of organic micropollutants in river sediments are compared and evaluated. Sediment samples were spiked and the wet, chemically dried or freeze-dried materials were extracted using methods such as Soxhlet extraction,ultrasonic agitation, shaking and stirring with solvent and steam distillation. The extractions were performed with both methylene chloride and cyclohexane on different sediments. This study has shown that for the determination of polyaromatic hydrocarbons, the best results were obtained from freeze-dried sediment using ultrasonic agitation (70 % recovery) or stirring (77 %) with methylene chloride.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
J. Grimalt, C. Marfil and J. Albaiges, Intern. J. Environ. Anal. Chem. Vol 18 (1984) p. 183.
C.O’Donnell. Analysis of organic micropollutants in water, Proceedings of the Third Eur. Symp., Oslo 1983 (G. Angeletti and A. Bjørseth) p. 36.
S. Thompson and G. Eglinton, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 42 (1978) 119.
S.C. Brasell and G. Eglinton, Analytical Techniques in Environmental Chemistry Vol I (J. Albaiges, Pergamon Press, 1980) 1–22
J.C. Monin, R. Pelet and A. Fevrier, Rev. Inst, du Petrole 33 (1978) 223.
Godefroot M., Stechele M., Sandra P. and Verzele M., Analysis of organic micropollutants in water, Proceedings of the Second Eur. Symp., KiHarney 1981 (A. Bjørseth and G. Angeletti) p. 16.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1986 ECSC, EEC, EAEC, Brussels and Luxembourg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Temmerman, I., Mathys, W., Quaghebeur, D. (1986). Evaluation of Sample Preparation Procedures for the Determination of Organic Micropollutants in River Sediments. In: Bjørseth, A., Angeletti, G. (eds) Organic Micropollutants in the Aquatic Environment. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4660-6_15
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4660-6_15
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-010-8571-7
Online ISBN: 978-94-009-4660-6
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive