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Validated Test Method 3571: Extraction of Solid and Aqueous Samples for Chemical Agents

This document describes the extraction of chemical agents from aqueous and solid samples using a microextraction technique applicable to concrete, charcoal, wood, water, brine, ash, coral, sand and soil.

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Validated Test Method 3571: Extraction of Solid and Aqueous Samples for Chemical Agents (PDF)(14 pp, 154 K, July 2007)