Extraction Advice for Environmental Samples

Solvent extraction is an essential part of sample preparation for the analysis of environmental contaminants and residues. BUCHI’s UniversalExtractor E-800 offers automated fast and reliable Soxhlet extraction for a wide range of environmental samples. In this advisor, studies with the determination of oil and grease in waste water, dioxin determination on air filters, as well as the determination of PCBs and PAHs from sediment samples are presented. All results were in accordance with the expected values.