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The United States Environmental Protection Agency
recently approved Method 3546 for the microwave extraction
of organic analytes from soils, clays, sediments, sludges,
and solid wastes.
USEPA press release
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See the MARSXpress System
at Pittcon booth #2055
New Orleans
March 3-6, 2008 |
Analytes of interest include:
Semi-volatile organic compounds
Organophosphorus pesticides
Chlorinated herbicides
Phenoxyacid herbicides
Substituted phenols
PCBs
PCDDs/PCDFs
CEM helped pioneer this extraction
method with Environment Canada, which holds a patent
for the process.* We
offer applications developed specifically for this
method and chances are we already have an application
note on your sample types.
The MARSXpress Microwave Reaction System and LabXpress
Filtration System are powerful microwave
extraction and filtration tools for your laboratory.
- Significantly reduce
solvent usage
- Process up to 80 extractions in only 4 hours!
Save time & money
while improving your lab workflow!
Extraction Method |
Number of samples |
Time
(Extraction & Filtration) |
Microwave |
80 |
4 hours |
ASE® |
80 |
20 hours |
Soxhlet |
80 |
up to 48 hours |
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