A filtration and column-adsorption system for onsite concentration and fractionation of organic substances from large volumes of water
A portable filtration and column-adsorption system which can concentrate suspended sediment and dissolved-aqueous organic substances onsite was developed.
Organic solutes also are fractionated into hydrophobic- and hydrophilic-acid, base, and neutral fractions. Subsequent isolation of organic solutes from fraction concentrates and extraction of organic constituents in suspended sediment entrained on filter tubes is performed by a variety of procedures in the laboratory. Three surface-water samples and one ground-water sample ranging in volume from 300 to 1,100 liters were processed through the filtration and column-adsorption system, yielding from about 0.8 to 3.0 grams of recovered organic carbon per sample.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1984 |
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Title | A filtration and column-adsorption system for onsite concentration and fractionation of organic substances from large volumes of water |
DOI | 10.3133/wsp2230 |
Authors | J. A. Leenheer, T.I. Noyes |
Publication Type | Report |
Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Series Title | Water Supply Paper |
Series Number | 2230 |
Index ID | wsp2230 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |