Is there a future for sequential chemical extraction?

• Published in: Analyst (London) Vol. 133; no. 1; pp. 25 - 46
• Main Authors: Bacon, Jeffrey R., Davidson, Christine M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2008
• Subjects: Analytical chemistry; Applied sciences; Chemical Fractionation - methods; Chemistry; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Environmental Pollution - analysis; Exact sciences and technology; Forecasting; Global environmental pollution; Humans; Industrial Waste; Pollution; Chemical analysis; Sample preparation; Arsenic; Microwave; Environment; Sequential extraction; Review; Radioisotope; Selenium; Mercury; Ultrasound; Chemometrics

Since their introduction in the late 1970s, sequential extraction procedures have experienced a rapid increase in use. They are now applied for a large number of potentially toxic elements in a wide range of sample types. This review uses evidence from the literature to consider the usefulness and l...