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ibliography 143<br />

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.

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