Development of an extraction method for perchlorate in soils
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Jaclyn E Cañas1, Rashila Patel, Kang Tian
1Department of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, P. O. Box 41163, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA. jaclyn.canas@tiehh.ttu.edu
Abstract:
Perchlorate originates as a contaminant in the environment from its use in solid rocket fuels and munitions. The current US EPA methods for perchlorate determination via ion chromatography using conductivity detection do not include recommendations for the extraction of perchlorate from soil. This study evaluated and identified appropriate conditions for the extraction of perchlorate from clay loam, loamy sand, and sandy soils. Based on the results of this evaluation, soils should be extracted in a dry, ground (mortar and pestle) state with Milli-Q water in a 1 ratio 1 soil ratio water ratio and diluted no more than 5-fold before analysis. When sandy soils were extracted in this manner, the calculated method detection limit was 3.5 microg kg(-1). The findings of this study have aided in the establishment of a standardized extraction method for perchlorate in soil.
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