Determination of organic compounds for the study of contaminated soils: design of analytical procedures for its adequation to the new spanish legislation (R.D. 9/2005)
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calibration, organochlorine pesticides, PAH, PCB, phenolic compoundsAbstract
The calibration of semivolatile organic compounds (organochlorine pesticides, PCB, PAH and phenolic compounds) has been obtained. They were analysed using different chromatographical techniques based on EPA methods in order to accomplish with the reference levels gathered in the V and VI appendices of RD 9/2005. For the concentration ranges used, an excellent linearity has been obtained for all compounds. For the organochlorine pesticides and PCB the highest sensitivity is obtained with the electron capture detector (GC-ECD). The best technique to determine PAH is liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detector; HPLC with ultraviolet detector is the best one for phenolic compounds.
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