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SW-846 Test Method 8151A: Chlorinated Herbicides by Gas Chromatography (GC) Using Methylation or Pentafluorobenzylation Derivatization

The following document discusses the capillary gas chromatographic (GC) method for determining certain chlorinated acid herbicides and related compounds in aqueous, soil and waste matrices.

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Method 8151A: Chlorinated Herbicides by GC Using Methylation or Pentafluorobenzylation Derivatization, part of Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (PDF)(31 pp, 226 K, December 1996)