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A method for the extraction of emulsified water associated with crude oil was developed, in order to determine the composition of its major cations by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES) and anions by ion chromatography (IC). The method is suitable to crude oils with water content as low as 0.4% (w/w) and the recovery of elements was satisfactory (80–115%), except in...