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SW-846 Test Method 3200: Mercury Species Fractionation and Quantification by Microwave Assisted Extraction, Selective Solvent Extraction and/or Solid Phase Extraction

This method contains a sequential extraction and separation procedure that maybe used in conjunction with a determinative method to differentiate mercury species that are present in soils and sediments. This method provides information on both total mercury and various mercury species.

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Method 3200: Mercury Species Fractionation and Quantification by Microwave Assisted Extraction, Selective Solvent Extraction and/or Solid Phase Extraction, part of Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (PDF)(34 pp, 300 K, July 2014)