Archeomicrobiology applied to environmental samples

Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction (SBSE) applied to Environmental Aqueous Samples

Central Composite experimental design applied to removal of phenanthrene and acenaphthene from soil samples

Abstract In this work, removal of phenanthrene and acenaphthene, as a representative of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, was investigated from soil samples by the soil washing remediation method combined with Central Composite Design. Response surface methodology was utilized to investigate the individual and interactive effects of three variables of removal process including surfactant solut...

Methods for Environmental Samples

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires the determination of important trace elements in a variety of environmental samples. Graphite furnace atomic absorption methods are recommended for some elements including As, Se, Cd, Pb, Tl, Sb, Ag, Be and Cr. Graphite furnace analyses can be difficult due to chemical and spectral interferences. Quantification in atomic absorptio...

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

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Improvedpuri¢cationandPCRampli¢cationofDNAfrom environmental samples

Purification and PCR amplification procedures for DNA extracted from environmental samples (soil, compost, and river sediment) were improved by introducing three modifications: precipitation of DNA with 5% polyethylene glycol 8000 (PEG) and 0.6 M NaCl; filtration with a Sepharose 4B–polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (PVPP) spin column; and addition of skim milk (0.3% w/v) to the PCR reaction solution. H...