Pesticide Recovery Studies for Evaluation of Department of the Army Pesticide Monitoring Program Soil and Sediment Analysis Methodology. Part I. Determination of Pesticide and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Recoveries from Soil Extracted Immediately Following Fortification.

Abstract

This is a report providing analytical details and analytical results of pesticide and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) recovery studies used to evaluate Department of the Army (DA) Pesticide monitoring Program soil analysis methodology. The present study was specifically involved with the determination of pesticide and PCB recoveries from soil which was extracted immediately following fortification and then carried through routine soil transfer, cleanup, concentration and analysis procedures. The percent recovery values for eight of the nine pesticides studied and for Aroclor 1260 were essentially quantitative, ranging from 90.0 to 107.6. The recovery data clearly indicated that pesticide losses following immediate extraction of fortified soil samples, and during subsequent transfer, cleanup, concentration and analysis steps were minimal or nonsignificant using routine DA Pesticide Monitoring Program soil analysis methodology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA035782

Entities

People

  • J. Howard Vinopal
  • John F. Suprock
  • Thomas M. White

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Biphenyl
  • Detectors
  • Environmental Protection
  • Ethers
  • Extraction
  • Fortifications
  • Health Services
  • Insecticides
  • Moisture Content
  • Monitoring
  • Pest Control
  • Pesticides
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls
  • Sediments
  • Soil Tests
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.