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EPA Method 3050: Soil Acid Digestion by ljubicica1965 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides the procedure for EPA Method 3050, which is used to digest solid samples and extract metals into a soluble form for analysis. The method involves adding nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide, and hydrochloric acid to a soil sample. The sample is heated at various stages to reflux the acids and digest the sample. Once digested, the sample is diluted and filtered in preparation for analysis by emission spectrophotometry or atomic absorption spectrophotometry to detect trace elements and cation
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