Potential Cause for Low Lead and Chromium Recoveries During Acid Extractions,

Abstract

When high concentrations (> or equal to l00 mg/L) of Pb and Cr (IV) are present together in solution, PbCrO4 precipitates, resulting in losses of these two metals. Moderate acidification with 1-2% HN03 does not prevent precipitation loss. Caution is necessary when preparing standard solutions or handling acidic extracts of environmental samples containing high levels of Pb and Cr, since undetected formation of metal chromates will result in low recoveries of these metals....Acid extraction, Hazardous wastes, Lead paint, Contaminated soils, Lead chromate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA259228

Entities

People

  • Alan D. Hewitt
  • James H. Cragin

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Products
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Chromium
  • Chromium Compounds
  • Cold Regions
  • Engineering
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Precipitates
  • Precipitation
  • Recovery
  • Standards
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
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