Introduction to Soil Chemistry
Introduction to Soil Chemistry
Introduction to Soil Chemistry
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PROBLEMS<br />
7.1. What type of extractant would you chose <strong>to</strong> extract the following compounds<br />
from soil? Explain the rationale for your choice.<br />
(a) LiCl<br />
(b) CH 3CH 2OH<br />
(c) CH 3(CH 2) 10CH 3<br />
7.2. List the different “grades” of water available and describe how they are<br />
different and what residual materials they might contain.<br />
7.3. A 100-g soil sample from the field was dried overnight at 105°C and later<br />
was found <strong>to</strong> have a weight of 95g. Calculate the percent moisture on a<br />
dry-weight bases [see Chapter 4, equations (4.3) and (4.4)].<br />
7.4. A researcher develops an extraction–cleanup procedure using a sandy<br />
soil. The procedure works well and is reported in the literature. Another<br />
researcher uses the same procedure on a clayey soil and an organic soil<br />
and obtains very poor, inconsistent results. What fac<strong>to</strong>rs might account<br />
for these results? (You might want <strong>to</strong> use information from previous<br />
chapters <strong>to</strong> help answer this question.)<br />
7.5. Describe in detail two extraction procedures applied <strong>to</strong> soil. (You might<br />
want <strong>to</strong> consult some of the references in the bibliography <strong>to</strong> answer this<br />
question.)<br />
7.6. Describe two cleanup methods and list the advantages and disadvantages<br />
of each.<br />
7.7. Explain why drying soil is both an important and a difficult procedure.<br />
Explain why all nonaqueous soil extracts may need <strong>to</strong> be dried. (You<br />
will need <strong>to</strong> consult previous chapters <strong>to</strong> answer this question.)<br />
7.8. Can solid-phase extraction be used <strong>to</strong> concentrate an extract?<br />
7.9. Using alcohol in ether as an example, explain why the stabilizers added<br />
<strong>to</strong> solvents may cause a problem in an extraction procedure.<br />
7.10. What are the similarities between hexanes and petroleum ether? How<br />
do their characteristics affect chroma<strong>to</strong>graphic analysis? (You might<br />
want <strong>to</strong> consult Chapter 9 in answering this question.)<br />
BIBLIOGRAPHY<br />
Chulsung K, Lee Y, Ong SK. Fac<strong>to</strong>rs affecting EDTA extraction of lead form leadcontaminated<br />
soils. Chemosphere 51:845–853, 2003.