Polychlorinated dibenzo dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzo furans (PCDFs) are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) banned by the Stockholm Convention and they are therefore monitored worldwide. PCDDs and PCDFs were extracted from a soil sample with the SpeedExtractor E-916 and an ASE 200 system (Dionex) according to the U.S. EPA Method 3545A. Dioxin and furan congeners were determined by GC-HRMS. Data showed that the SpeedExtractor E-916 delivered extractions equivalent to those obtained with the ASE 200.

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