COMPARATIVE-STUDY ON THE EXTRACTION OF POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS FROM URBAN ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATES BY VARIOUS TECHNIQUES AND SOLVENTS

Authors
MANOLI E SAMARA C
Citation
E. Manoli et C. Samara, COMPARATIVE-STUDY ON THE EXTRACTION OF POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS FROM URBAN ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATES BY VARIOUS TECHNIQUES AND SOLVENTS, Fresenius environmental bulletin, 4(2), 1995, pp. 74-79
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Fresenius environmental bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
10184619
Volume
4
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
74 - 79
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-4619(1995)4:2<74:COTEOP>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
A comparative study on the extraction of 16 polynuclear aromatic hydro carbons (EPA priority pollutants) from urban atmospheric particulates was conducted employing the Soxhlet and the ultrasonic technique with various solvents. Ultrasonic extraction using acetonitril appeared to meet most requirements since it combined high recovery rates for most PAHs with simplicity in use. The extraction procedure was optimized re garding the duration of sonication, the solvent amount and the number of extraction treatments.