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  <dc:contributor>James George Palacas</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Alan A. Roberts</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1973</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;The variation in solvent composition of a mixed solvent&amp;nbsp;used in Soxhlet extraction of sediments has apparently often been&amp;nbsp;overlooked. Owing to azeotropic distillation of the solvent introduced&amp;nbsp;into the apparatus, care must be taken to determine the composition of&amp;nbsp;the solvent actually doing the extracting.&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>U.S. Geological Survey</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>A precautionary note on the use of mixed solvents in soxhlet extraction procedures</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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