Prediction of the adsorption coefficient (Koc) for soil by a chemically immobilized humic acid column using RP-HPLC

Gyula Szabo*, S. Lesley Prosser, Robert Bulman

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    Abstract

    By determination of HPLC capacity factors (k′) for a series of aromatics it has been possible to determine the soil adsorption coefficients (Koc). The effect of column type and mobile phase composition on the correlation between log Koc and log k′ has also been studied. We have prepared a new HPLC packing material which bears immobilized humic acid and from the values for Koc it appears this new HPLC phase is superior to other procedures - partition into n-octanol and retention on HPLC silica-based phases - which have been used to model the sorption of aromatic substances on soil or sediment.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)729-739
    Number of pages11
    JournalChemosphere
    Volume21
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1990

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    Gy Szabo was the grateful recipient of a training fellowship, which was held at the National Radiological Protection Board, International Atomic Energy Agency.

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