Description: Principles of separation and extraction.

Terminal Competency:

Describe the principles for maximizing extraction efficiency.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Describe the role of partition efficiency in maximizing analyte extraction.

2. Describe how solute/solvent interactions impact extraction efficiency.

3. Describe the effect of pH on an extraction.

4. Discuss how column capacity impacts analyte recovery.

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Description: Techniques for the separation of chemical analytes from a test portion.

Terminal Competency:

Describe techniques to separate an analyte of interest from a test portion.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Describe the use of solvents to separate an analyte from a matrix.

2. Describe matrix destruction techniques.

3. Describe separation of analyte using preparatory chromatography techniques.

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Description: Equipment used for analyte extraction.

Terminal Competency:

Identify equipment used for analyte extraction.

Enabling Competencies:

1. List equipment/specialized labware for analyte extraction procedures.

2. Identify instrumentation used for analyte extraction.

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Description: Considerations that impact analyte extraction.

Terminal Competency:

Explain considerations that can affect analyte recovery.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Explain ways to resolve incomplete phase separation.

2. Describe how to minimize contaminants/contamination.

3. Explain how analyst technique can impact analyte recovery.

4. Describe how to minimize analyte loss.

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