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Validated Test Method 3570: Microscale Solvent Extraction (MSE)

This document describes the procedure for extracting volatile, semivolatile, and nonvolatile organic compounds from solids such as soils, sludges, and wastes.

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Validated Test Method 3570: Microscale Solvent Extraction (MSE) (PDF)(9 pp, 68 K, November 2002)