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SW-846 Test Method 3511: Organic Compounds in Water by Microextraction

This document explains a procedure for extracting selected volatile and semivolatileorganic compounds from water. The microscale approach minimizes sample size and solvent usage, thereby reducing the supply costs, health and safety risks, and waste generated.

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Method 3511: Organic Compounds in Water by Microextraction, part of Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (PDF)(13 pp, 180 K, July 2014)