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Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) using CO2 and solid-phase extraction (SPE) are two technologies recently discussed in the literature as alternatives to Soxhlet and liquid/liquid extraction (LLE). This research compared SFE and SPE extraction efficiency of two imidazolinone herbicides, AC263,222 and imazethapyr, from three soils. Recovery of the herbicides using SFE-CO2 with a 4.6:1 acetonitrile:acetic acid cosolvent was approximately 80% for Poth and Tremona soils and 60% when extracted from Ships soil with high clay content and high pH. SPE recovery of both herbicides averaged 78% and was not statistically different between soils. Combining SPE disks with a SPE cartridge cleanup procedure provided a faster filtration with cleaner filtrate compared with using SPE C-18 cartridges by themselves. Cleanup was needed after both SFE and SPE disk extraction due to interfering peaks in the chromatography.
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Accepted: 19 April 1999
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Pace, P., Senseman, S., Ketchersid, M. et al. Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Solid-Phase Extraction of AC 263,222 and Imazethapyr from Three Texas Soils. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 37, 440–444 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002449900538
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002449900538