further spiked in soil samples to prepare...

English translation: and soil samples were then spiked with these to prepare...

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English term or phrase:further spiked in soil samples to prepare...
Selected answer:and soil samples were then spiked with these to prepare...
Entered by: Anna Moorby DipTrans

12:32 Apr 4, 2005
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Science - Science (general) / VOCs, Soil
English term or phrase: further spiked in soil samples to prepare...
Intermediate standard solutions were prepared, fortnightly, by appropriate dilution of the stock in 50 mL of methanol and further spiked in soil samples to prepare standards containing BTEX, iPB, n-PB, 1,3,5-TMB, 1,2,4-TMB, s-BB, n-BB and p-iPT (VAHs) at the nanogram per gram level, before analysis.

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Anna Moorby DipTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:37
and soil samples were then spiked with these to prepare...
Explanation:
I would replace
"and further spiked in soil samples to prepare..."
with
"and soil samples were then spiked with these to prepare..."

if I got the meaning right.

"Intermediate standard solutions were prepared, fortnightly, by appropriate dilution of the stock in 50 mL of methanol and soil samples were then spiked with these to prepare standards containing BTEX, iPB, n-PB, 1,3,5-TMB, 1,2,4-TMB, s-BB, n-BB and p-iPT (VAHs) at the nanogram per gram level, before analysis."
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Jörgen Slet
Estonia
Local time: 08:37
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3 +3and soil samples were then spiked with these to prepare...
Jörgen Slet
5injected in soil samples
Didier Fourcot


  

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and further spiked in soil samples to prepare...
and soil samples were then spiked with these to prepare...


Explanation:
I would replace
"and further spiked in soil samples to prepare..."
with
"and soil samples were then spiked with these to prepare..."

if I got the meaning right.

"Intermediate standard solutions were prepared, fortnightly, by appropriate dilution of the stock in 50 mL of methanol and soil samples were then spiked with these to prepare standards containing BTEX, iPB, n-PB, 1,3,5-TMB, 1,2,4-TMB, s-BB, n-BB and p-iPT (VAHs) at the nanogram per gram level, before analysis."

Jörgen Slet
Estonia
Local time: 08:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EstonianEstonian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks
xx

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ken Cox: 'spiked with these solutions...' would be better English. This isn't my field, but 'spiked' is usually slang, so unless it's common jargon in this context a more formal alternative would be perferable (such as 'dosed').
14 mins
  -> "Spiked" does seem to be commonly used in all types of texts, including formal

agree  David Sirett: ... and spiked is the correct formal (not slang) technical usage in this context: http://water.usgs.gov/owq/FieldManual/chapter4/pdf/chapter4....
38 mins
  -> thank you :)

agree  Can Altinbay: Yes. I also agree with "with", and that "spiked" is usual technical usage.
2 hrs
  -> thank you :)
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
injected in soil samples


Explanation:
The method is rather clear: the standard is prepared in liquid form, then injected into a soil sample instead of into the chromatograph; the writer used "spike" because this is the term often used for the injection through the septum for the chromatographic analysis

Anyway the liquid is put into the soil sample with a syringe and a needle, I should use "injected" but I am French, so a native could find better

Didier Fourcot
Local time: 07:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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