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QuEChERS and soil analysis. An Overview.

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This paper reviews the Quick Easy Cheap Effective Rugged Safe
(QuEChERS) methods used for the analysis of several pollutants in soil.
The recent advances made with this method are discussed.The analysis
of pesticide residues and other analytes in soil requires the extraction of
analytes from this matrix. Following extraction, a clean-up procedure may
be performed, if necessary, prior to instrumental analysis. This review
considers all aspects of sample preparation, including extraction and
cleanup. Several parameters are discussed in extraction optimization
namely: soil type and sample amount, hydration, solvent of extraction
QuEChERS content, extraction time and agglomeration prevention. In
addition, method performance characteristics in soil studies are critically
discussed.

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1

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54-77

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received
15 - 02 - 2013
accepted
23 - 08 - 2013
online
31 - 12 - 2013

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  • REQUIMTE,
    Instituto Superior de Engenharia,
    Instituto Politécnico do Porto Rua Drº
    António Bernardino de Almeida, 431,
    4200-072 Porto Portugal
  • REQUIMTE,
    Instituto Superior de Engenharia,
    Instituto Politécnico do Porto Rua Drº
    António Bernardino de Almeida, 431,
    4200-072 Porto Portugal
author
  • REQUIMTE,
    Instituto Superior de Engenharia,
    Instituto Politécnico do Porto Rua Drº
    António Bernardino de Almeida, 431,
    4200-072 Porto Portugal
  • REQUIMTE,
    Instituto Superior de Engenharia,
    Instituto Politécnico do Porto Rua Drº
    António Bernardino de Almeida, 431,
    4200-072 Porto Portugal
  • REQUIMTE,
    Instituto Superior de Engenharia,
    Instituto Politécnico do Porto Rua Drº
    António Bernardino de Almeida, 431,
    4200-072 Porto Portugal
  • REQUIMTE,
    Instituto Superior de Engenharia,
    Instituto Politécnico do Porto Rua Drº
    António Bernardino de Almeida, 431,
    4200-072 Porto Portugal
  • REQUIMTE,
    Instituto Superior de Engenharia,
    Instituto Politécnico do Porto Rua Drº
    António Bernardino de Almeida, 431,
    4200-072 Porto Portugal

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