title: Extraction of DDT [1,1,1,-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane] and its metabolites DDE [1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-ethylene] and DDD [1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-ethane]) from aged contaminated soil.
abstract: Pressurised liquid extraction (PLE) was used to extract DDT [1,1,1,-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane] and its metabolites, DDD [1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane] and DDE [1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene] from an aged, contaminated soil. Using three sequential static phases, PLE removed an equivalent quantity of DDT and its metabolites as Soxhlet extraction, in less time and with less solvent. Recovery was almost quantitative, implying appropriate sample work-up and manipulation.
authors.affiliation: School of Applied and Molecular Sciences, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Comber
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harradine
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D003634:DDT / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D003633:Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003632:Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis; D011786:Quality Control; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D003633:Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene; D003634:DDT; D003632:Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane