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Petroleum hydrocarbons by FTIR*
LOQ
(mg/kg DW) Parameter LOQ
(mg/kg DW)
total extractable aliphatics 21 total extractable aromatics 20
non-polar aliphatics 21
Parameter
*perchloroethylene extraction
Minimum sample amount:
Method:
glass, 50 g
FTIR
Total petroleum hydrocarbons (qualitative determination)
Parameter
type of petroleum contamination and chromatogram profile
Minimum sample amount:
glass, 50 g
Method: GC-FID
Petroleum hydrocarbons - fractions C5 - C40 with aliphatic and aromatic fractions
LOQ
(mg/kg DW)
Parameter
Parameter
LOQ
(mg/kg DW)
fraction C5-C6 1 fraction C16–C35 30
fraction C6-C8 2 fraction C35–C40 5
fraction C8-C10 2 fraction C5-C10 5
fraction C10–C12 5 fraction C5-C40 55
fraction C12–C16 10
ALIPHATIC FRACTION
aliphatic fraction
C5-C6 1 aliphatic fraction
C16-C35 30
aliphatic fraction
C6-C8 2 aliphatic fraction
C35-C40 5
aliphatic fraction
C8-C10 2 aliphatic fraction
C5-C10 5
aliphatic fraction
C10-C12 5 aliphatic fraction
C5-C40 55
aliphatic fraction
C12-C16 10
AROMATIC FRACTION
aromatic fraction C5-C7 2 aromatic fraction
C16-C21 10
aromatic fraction
C7-C8 1 aromatic fraction
C21-C35 20
aromatic fraction C8 - C10 2 aromatic fraction
C35-C40 5
aromatic fraction
C10-C12 5 aromatic fraction
C5-C10 5
aromatic fraction
C12-C16 10 aromatic fraction
C5-C40 55
Minimum sample amount:
glass, 50g
Method: GC-FID
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