Dear Friends, I am presently studying sediments from Bay of bengal for major, trace and rare elements. Currently we follow the convetional open digestion technique for dissolution of marine sediments. We too have a microwave sediment digestion system but we are facing some problems in complete dissolution wrt to dissolution of marine sediments when it comes to heavy metal and sediments with high organic carbon content. Could anybody suggest some robust protocol for dissolution of marine sediments using microwave. Also I would appreciate receiving information about any related reprints. Thanking you Regards Ravi ************************************************************************** * RAVI BHUSHAN ** Tel(O): 91-79-6302129 Ext:4047 * * OCEANOGRAPHY & CLIMATE STUDIES AREA ** E-mail: [log in to unmask] * * PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY ** Fax : (91)-(0)79-6301502 * * NAVRANGPURA ** Telex : 0121-6397 * * AHMEDABAD-380 009 ** Tel(R): 91-79-6766546 * * INDIA ** * **************************************************************************