Gertruda Zieniute

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How to choose an extraction method for pharmaceuticals from sediment?

I am trying to quantify pharmaceuticals (antibiotics, analgesics, antidepressants, beta-blockers, hormones) in river sediments and have seen many various extraction techniques in different papers....

02 July 2021 6,445 4 View

Can one freeze dry SPT (sodium polytungstate) solution?

I'm working with SPT for diatom separation and struggling with the recycling of SPT between samples. SPT completely dries to the walls of glass beakers and I was just wondering if it was possible...

06 February 2021 8,783 1 View

What is the best filter to remove fine sediments and fine organic matter from ZnCl2 solution after microplastic extraction from sediment samples?

I would like to reuse the ZnCl2 solution for density extractions of microplastics from river sediments. So far I have tested a few different filters, but they tend to clog up fairly quickly due to...

20 August 2020 2,813 2 View