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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-8
pubmed:abstractText
Soil from a redundant coke oven site has been examined by extraction of soluble materials using 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) followed by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) of the extracted material. The extracted material was found to closely resemble a high temperature coal tar pitch. Standard humic and fulvic acids were also examined since these materials are very soluble in NMP and would be extracted with pitch if present in the soil. Humic substances derived from peat samples and NMP-extracts of peats were also examined. The results show that the humic and fulvic substances were not extracted directly by NMP from peats. They were extracted using caustic soda solution and were different from the peat extracts in NMP. These results indicate that humic and fulvic acids were soluble in NMP in the protonated polyelectrolyte form but not in the original native polyelectrolyte form. The extraction of soil using NMP followed by SEC appears to be a promising method for identifying contamination by coal-based industries.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0021-9673
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
1095
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
81-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-1-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Examination of soil contaminated by coal-liquids by size exclusion chromatography in 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone solution to evaluate interference from humic and fulvic acids and extracts from peat.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemical Engineering, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't