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Collective noun for all procedures used for conditioning a sample to a defined state which allows subsequent chemical analysis or long-term storage (see material stability).
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Sample pre-treatment includes, for example, mixing, splitting, drying, crushing, stabilization, dissolving, extracting, diluting, precipitating, and derivatizing.
Sample pre-treatment includes, for example, mixing, splitting, drying, crushing, stabilization, dissolving, extracting, diluting, precipitating, and derivatizing.