This document outlines the procedure, which uses elevated temperature and pressure for extracting water insoluble or slightly water soluble organic compounds from soils, clays, sediments, sludges, and waste solids.

• Method 3545A: Pressurized Fluid Extraction (PFE), part of Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (PDF)(16 pp, 45 K, February 2007)