King Stephanie, Meyer Jill S, Andrews Anthony R J
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701-2979, USA.
J Chromatogr A. 2002 Dec 27;982(2):201-8. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)01594-7.
A fast, inexpensive screening method for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil has been developed. Using hollow fiber membrane solvent microextraction, 8 microl of octane extraction solvent was placed inside a porous, polypropylene fiber. Following an 8 min analyte preconcentration step, 4 microl of extract was injected into a gas chromatograph. Separation was achieved in less than 10 min with a detection limit of 0.13 mg/kg for 2-methylnaphthalene. Results of both spiked and real soil samples are presented.