A sequential extraction procedure for waste water sediments was elaborated
based on CO2 and water extractants using supercritical fluid extraction ins
trumentation. The procedure gives information on water-soluble, carbonate-b
ound and mobile organic-bound trace metal fractions. The chemical interpret
ation of this procedure is comparable with the BCR recommended three-stage
sequential extraction. The validation of the proposed procedure requires mo
re detailed investigations. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reser
ved.