Accepted Manuscript Investigation of the metal content of sediments around the historically polluted Potomac River basin in Washington D.C., United States by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) Austin Harris, Spero K. Xanthos, John K. Galiotos, Chris Douvris PII: S0026-265X(18)30493-4 DOI: doi:10.1016/j.microc.2018.06.033 Reference: MICROC 3233 To appear in: Microchemical Journal Received date: 23 April 2018 Revised date: 21 June 2018 Accepted date: 21 June 2018 Please cite this article as: Austin Harris, Spero K. Xanthos, John K. Galiotos, Chris Douvris , Investigation of the metal content of sediments around the historically polluted Potomac River basin in Washington D.C., United States by inductively coupled plasma- optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Microc (2018), doi:10.1016/ j.microc.2018.06.033 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.