Polyolefin Additives
“Extraction and Quantitation of Polyolefin.Additives,” by Richard C. Neilson, Journal of Liquid Chromatography, 1991, 14(3), 503-519

Tin & Mercury in Environmental Samples
“Open Focused Microwave-Assisted Sample Preparation Procedures: Fundamentals and Application to the Speciation of Tin and Mercury in Environmental Samples,” by V.O. Schmidtt, A. de Diego, A. Cosnier, C.M. Tseng, J. Moreau, and O.F.X. Donard, Spectroscopy, 1997, 13, 99-111.

Dissolution of Polymers
“Use of Microwave Heating to Dissolve Polymers for Molecular Weight Determination,” by L. B. Gilman and William A. Dark. Poster paper presented at the International GPC Symposium 189, Newman, MA, October 3, 1989.

Polymers
“Evaluation of Surface Concentration of Additives in LLDPE Films,” by Amy S. Rawls, Nitin B. Joshi, Sachin S. Sakhalkar and Douglas E. Hirt. Department of Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0909.

Polyolefins
“Fast Separation of Stabilizers from Polyolefins by Microwave Heating,” by Wolfgang Freilag and Oswaldo Aohn, Ciba Giegy Central Analytical Laboratory in Basel, Switzerland.

Plastic
“Analysis of Additives in Polyethylene by Microwave Assisted Solvent Extraction and High Performance Liquid Chromatography,” by Michael D. Miller. Presented at the Pittsburgh Conference, New Orleans, LA, 1998.

Sample Prep for Chromatography
“Microwave Extraction A Novel Sample Preparation Method for Chromatography,” by Katalin Ganzler, Andras Salgo, and Klara Valko, Journal of Chromatography, 1986, 371, 299-306. (Printed in the Netherlands)

Soil
“Microwave Assisted Extraction of Dianzinon and Flusilazole From Soil Samples,” by Marisa Bonilla & Harold McNair, Dept. of Chemistry Virginia Tech. Presentation from Pittsburgh Conference, 1997.

Pesticides in Sediment
“Extraction of Pesticides from Sediments Using a Microwave Technique,” F. I. Onuska and K. A. Terry (Environment Canada, National Water Research Institute, Research and Applications Branch, Burlington, Ont. Canada) Chromatographia I, 1993, 36, 191-194.

Enthalpy of Vaporization
“Determination of Enthalpy of Vaporization Using a Microwave Oven,” by AP Kennedy, Sr., Journal of Chemical Education, 1997, 74, 1231-1232.

Microwave Extraction
“A New Method Superseding Traditional Soxhlet Extraction,” by Katalin Ganzler and Andras Salgo, Z. Lebensm Unters Forsch1987, 184, 274-276.

USEPA Method 3546
“Method 3546: Microwave Extraction for VOCs and SVOCs,” by Barry Lesnik, Environmental Testing & Analysis, p 20.

Alkaloids
“Extraction of Alkaloids from Species of Senecio,” by C. Bichi, F. Beliardo, and P. Rubiolo, Laboratorio 2000, May 1992, Number 4, 36-38.

Methylmercury in Biological Samples
“Different Extraction Techniques in the Preparation of Methylmercury Biological Samples: Classic Extraction, Supercritical Fluid and Microwave Extraction,” by A.M. Carro, R.A. Lorenzo, M.L. Vazquez, M. Abuin, and R. Cela, International Laboratory, November 1998, 23-28.

Atrazine & Principal Degradates in Soils & Water
“HPLC Determination of Atrazine and Principal Degradates in Agricultural Soils and Associated Surface and Ground Water,” by Thomas R. Steinheimer, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 1993, 41(4), 588-595.

Various Samples
“Novel Uses of Microwave Solvent Extraction: Beyond Polymer Additives,” by Rick Cousins, Sample Preparation, July 1998.

Chlorinated Pesticides in Soil
“Microwave Solvent Extraction of Chlorinated Pesticides From Soil,” J. R. Fish and R. Revesz, Presented at the 1995 Pittsburgh Conference.

PVC
“Microwave Assisted Solvent Extraction of Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) for Analysis of Plasticizers by Gas Chromatography,” by Mike Miller. Presented at the Pittsburgh Conference, Orlando, FL, 1999.

Organic Compounds in Soils and Sediments
“Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Organic Compounds from Standard Reference Soils and Sediments,” by Vlorica Lopez-Avilla and Richard Young, Midwest Research Institute, and Werner F. Beckert, USEPA, Analytical Chemistry, 1994, 66 (7), 1097-1106.

Solid Samples
“Microwave Accelerated Techniques for Solid Sample Extraction,” by Greg LeBlanc, LC/GC, 1999, 17(6S), S30-S37.

Polymers
“Polymer Solubilities, Solvents, and Dissolution Temperatures,” by a-Information courtesy of Waters Chromatography Division, Millipore Corporation, 1983. b-For example, J. Brandrup and E. H. Immergut, Polymer Handbook, Interscience, New York, 1966.

Soils & Sediments (ASTM Method)
ASTM D5765-95 Standard Practice for Solvent Extraction of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons from Soils and Sediments Using Closed Vessel Microwave Heating

¹⁴C Residues
“Release of Bound 14C Residues from Plants and Soil Using MicrowaveExtraction,” by Nicollier, G. and Donzel, B. - Metabolism, Product Safety, Ciba Crop Protection, CIBA-GEIGY Ltd., CH-Basle, 1994.

Organic Compounds (ASTM Method)
ASTM D6010-96 Standard Practice for Closed Vessel Microwave Solvent Extraction of Organic Compounds from Solid Matrices

Microwave-Assisted Extraction
“Microwave Assisted Extraction,” by Brian Renoe, CEM Corporation, Matthews NC, American Laboratory, August 1994, 34-40.

Catfish
“Microwave distillation - Solid-phase microwave extraction gas chromatographic analysis of geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol in catfish,” by Casey C Grimm, Steven W. Lloyd, Paul V. Zimba and Michelle Palmer. American Laboratory, February 2000, 40-48.

MAP™ Method
“Microwave-Assisted Process (MAP):a new tool for the analytical laboratory,” by J. R. Jocelyn Pare and Jacqueline M.R. Belanger, Ottawa, Canada and Sally S. Stafford, Wilmington, DE., Trends In Analytical Chemistry, 1994, 13(4).

Environmentally-friendly Chemistry
“Green Extraction Reduces Solvents,” High Tech Separations News, 2000, 12(8).

Petroleum
“Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Determination by Microwave Solvent Extraction,” by Elaine Hasty and Bob Revesz. Presented at the 1994 Pittsburgh Conference in Chicago IL. Reprinted in American Laboratory, February 1995, 66-73.

Soil
“Optimisation and comparison of microwave-assisted extraction and Soxhlet extraction for the determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in soil samples using an experimental design approach,” by Olatz Zuloaga*, Nestor Etxebarria, Lusi A. Fernandez, Juan M. Madariaga, Kimika Analitikoaren Salla, Euskal Herriko, Talanta, 1999, 50, 345-357.

Environmental Samples
“Environmental Analyses Via Microwave-Assisted Extraction,” by Jennifer Gleason, American Environmental Laboratory, August 1994.

Marine Sediments
“Optimization of Microwave Assisted Solvent Extraction of Polychlorinated Biphenyls from Marine Sediments,” by N. Carro, Y. Saavedra, I. Garcia, and M. Llompart, Journal of Microcolumn Seperations, 1999, 11(7), 544-549.

Organic Pollutants
“Extraction of Organic Pollutants from Solid Samples Using Microwave Energy,” by Viorica Lopez-Avila, Richard Young, Janet Benedicto, Paullne Ho, Robert Kim, and Werner F. Beckert, Analytical Chemistry, 1995, 67(13), 2096-2102.

Soil
“Determination of linuron and related compounds in soil by microwave-assisted solvent extraction and reversed-phase liquid chromatography with UV detection,” by Carmen Molins, Elbert A. Hogendoorn, Ellen Dijkman, Henk A.G. Heusinkveld, and Robert Baumann, Journal of Chromatography A, 2000, 869, 487-496.

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils
“Extraction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons From Highly Contaminated Soils Using Microwave Energy,” by Ian J. Barnabas, John R. Dean, Ian A. Fowlls, and Susan P. Owen, Analyst, 1995, 120, 1897-1904.

Polyolefins
“Microwave-assisted extraction by fast sample preparation for the systematic analysis of additives in polyolefins by high-performance liquid chromatography,” by B. Marcato and M. Vianello, Journal of Chromatography A, 2000, 869, 285-300.

PCBs in Soils & Sediments
“Determination of PCBs in Soil/Sediments by Microwave-Assisted Extraction and GC/ECD or ELISA,” by Viorica Lopez-Avila, Janet Benedicto, Chatan Charan, Richard Young, and Werner F. Beckert, Environmental Sci. Technology,1995, 29(10), 2709-2712.

Environmental Samples
“Extraction of organic pollutants from environmental matrices: selection of extraction technique,” by John R. Dean and Guohua Xiong, Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2000, 19(9), 553-564.

Plastics
“Meeting Rigorous Demands for Complex, High Quality Polyolefins Products,” Plastics Formulating & Compounding, Nov/Dec 1995.

Environmental Samples
“Microwave-Assisted Extractions: Environmental Applications,” Encyclopedia of Separation Science, Academic Press, Article 2211, 3387-3394.

Pesticides in Soil
“Microwave Solvent Extraction Techniques for Various Regulatory Compounds,” by J.R. Fish and M. D. Miller. Presented at the Pittsburgh Conference, Chicago, IL March 3-8, 1996.

Soil
“Optimization and comparison of MAE, ASE and Soxhlet extraction for the determination of HCH isomers in soil samples,” by Olatz Zuloaga, Nestor Etxebarria, Luis A. Fernandez, and Juan M. Madariaga, Fresenius J. Anal. Chem., 2000, 367, 733-737.

Pesticides in Soil
“Microwave Solvent Extraction of Chlorinated Pesticides from Soil,” by Jamie R. Fish and Robert Revesz, LC-GC, 1996, 14(3), 230-234.

Environmental Samples
“A review of EPA Sample Preparation Techniques for organic compound analysis of liquid and solid samples,” by Greg LeBlanc, LCGC, 2001, 19(11), 1120-1130.

Herbicides in Soil
“Microwave-Assisted Extraction Coupled with Gas Chromatography / Electron Capture Negative Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry for the SimplifiedDetermination of Imidazolinone Herbicides in Soil at the ppb Level,” by Steven J. Stout, Adrian R. daCunha, and Darryl G. Allardice, Analytical Chemistry, 1996, 68(4), 653-658.

USEPA Method 3546
“Microwave Assisted Extraction Using USEPA Method 3546,” by Leslie Rhodes, LCGC Supplement, The Application Notebook, February 2002.

Microwave Extraction
“Microwave Assisted Extraction as an Alternative to Soxhlet, Sonication, and Supercritical Fluid Extraction,” by Viorica Lopez-Avila, Richard Young, and Nataly Teplitsky, Journal of AOAC International, 1996, 79(1), 142-156.

Marine Sediments & Tissues
“Extraction of Organic Contaminants from Marine Sediments and Tissues Using Microwave Energy,” by Saro Jayaraman, Richard J. Pruell, Richard McKinney, Chemosphere2001, 44 181-191.

Soil
“Microwave assisted solvent extraction (MASE) for the efficient determination of triazines in soil samples with aged residues,” by C. Molins, E.A. Hognedoorn, H.A.G. Heusinkveld, D.C. van Harten, P. van Zoonen, R.A. Buaumann. Laboratory of Organic-Analytical Chemistry, Antonie van Leeuwenhocklaan- The Netherlands

PCB's in marine sediments
Application of MAE using micellar media to the determination of PCB's in marine sediments by a. Eiguren Fernandez, Z. Sosa Ferrara, JJ Santana Rodriguez, Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of marine Sciences, University of Las palmas de GC, 35017, Las Palmas de GC, Spain. Analytica Chimica Acts 433 (2001) 237-244.

Herbicides in Plant Tissue
“Microwave Assisted Extraction Coupled with Liquid Chromatography/Elastrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for the Simplified Determination of Imidazolinone Herbicides and their Metabolites in Plant Tissue,” by Steven J. Stout, Adrian R. Dacunha, Gerald L. Picard, and Maximilian M. Safarpour. J. Agri. Food Chem., 1996, 44, 3548-3553.

Microwave assisted solvent extraction and coupled-column reversed-phase liquid chromatography with UV detection; Use of an analytical restricted-access-medium column for the efficient mult-residue analysis of acidic pesticides in soils by Elbert A Hogendoorn, Robert Huls, Ellen Dijkman, Ronald Hoogerbrugge. Journal of Chromatography, 938 (2001) 23-33.

Marine Samples
“Microwave Solvent Extraction of Organic Contaminants from Marine Samples,” by Saro Jayaraman, Richard McKinney, Richard Pruell, USEPA, (Presentation).

Microwave-assisted Extraction of Organochlorine Compounds in Marine Sediments with Organized Molecular Systems by A. Eiguren Fernandez, Z. Sosa Ferrera, and J.J. Santana Rodriguez. Chromatographia, 2001, 53, 375-379.

Solid Samples
“Microwave Assisted Extraction of Solid Samples for PCDD/PCDF-Analysis,” by M. Schlbach, A. Biseth, H. Gundersen, M. Oehme, Organohalogen Compounds, 1995, 23, 105-108.

USEPA Method 3546 as published on www.epa.gov, November 2000.

Methylmercury in Aquatic Sediments
“Optimization of Methylmercury Microwave-Assisted Extraction from Aquatic Sediments,” M.J. Vazques, A.M. Carro, R.A. Lorenzo, and R. Cela, Analytical Chemistry, 1997, 69, 221-225.

Analysis of phenoxyalkanoic acid herbicides and their phenolic conversion products in soils by microwave assisted solvent extraction and subsequent analysis of extracts by on-line solid-phase extraction liquid chromotography. J Patsias, E. N. Papadakis, E. Papadopoulou-Mourkidou*, Journal Of Chromotraphy A, Pesticides Science Laboratory, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, P.O. Box 1678, 54006 Thessaloniki, Ellas, Greece.

Taxanes
“Microwave Assisted Extraction of Taxanes from Taxus Biomass. M.J. Incorvia Mattina, W.A. Iannucci Berger, and C.L. Denson, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1997, 45, 4691-4996.

Microwave Assisted Extraction (MAE) - Acid Hydrolysis of Dithiocarbamates for trace analysis in Tobacco and Peaches. Zisis Vryzas, Emmanuoil N. Papadakis, Euphemia Papadopoulou-Mourkidou*, Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, Pesticides Science Laboratory, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, P.O. Box 1678, 54006 Thessaloniki, Ellas, Greece.

Pesticides in Produce
“Suitability of Microwave-Assisted Extraction for Multiresidue Pesticide Analysis of Produce,” by Harry M. Pylypiw, Jr. Terri L. Arsenault, Christine M. Thetford, and Mary Jane Incorvia Mattina. J. Agric. Food Chem., 1997, 45, 3522-3528.

Comparison of extraction procedures for the determination of arsenic and other elements in lobster tissue by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, Judith A. Brisbin and Joseph A. Caruso*, Analyst, 2002, 127, 921–929, University of Cincinnati, Department of Chemistry, Mail Location 0172, Cincinnati, Ohio

Food
“Solid Phase Microextraction Associated with Microwave Assisted Extraction of Food Products,” by Yuwen Wang, Marisa Bonilla, and Harold M. McNair, J. High Resol. Chromatography, 1997, 20, 213-216.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 228 / Monday, November 27, 2000 / Proposed Rules - USEPA statement on future methods development. This publication provides the user written justification for the use of method 3546.

Soil
“Abbreviated Microwave Extraction of Pesticides and PCBs in Soil,” by Rick McMillin, L.C. Miner, and Lisa Hurst, Spectroscopy, 1997, 13, 41-50.

USEPA Method 3545A Pressurized Fluid Extraction (PFE) Revision 1, November 2000.

Marine Biomaterials
“Gas Chromatography-Atomic Emission Determination of Organotin Compounds in Marine Biomaterials After Microwave Extraction,” by Rodrigues M. Santamarina, M.H. Bollian, M.C. Mejuto, and R. Cela, Spectroscopy, 1997, 13, 51-59.

Recent Extraction Techniques for Natural Products: Microwave-assisted Extraction and Pressurised Solvent Extraction, Be´atrice Kaufmann and Philippe Christen*, University of Geneva, School of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, 20 bd d’Yvoy, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland, PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS, Phytochem. Anal. 13, 105–113 (2002), DOI: 10.1002/pca.631

Vitris Vinifera Must samples
“Optimisation and Comparison of Two Microwave-Assisted Extraction Procedures of Terpenic Compounds in Vitris vinifera Must samples,” by N. Carro, C.M. Garcia and R. Cela, Spectroscopy, 1997, 13, 61-70.