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EPA Method 3546: Microwave Extraction
This method is applicable to the extraction of semivolatile organic compounds, organophosphorus pesticides, organochlorine pesticides, chlorinated herbicides, phenoxyacid herbicides, substituted phenols, PCBs, and PCDDs/PCDFs, which may then be analyzed by a variety of chromatographic procedures.

ASTM (American Society of Testing and Materials) Methods

ASTM D-5258
Acid Extraction of Elements from Sediments using Closed Vessel Microwave Heating

ASTM D-5765
Standard Practice for Solvent Extraction of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons from Soils and Sediments using Closed Vessel Microwave Heating

ASTM D-6010
Standard Practice for Closed Vessel Microwave Solvent Extraction of Organic Compounds from Solid Matricies

These ASTM methods can be downloaded for a fee at: http://www.astm.org.

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