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Determination of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether and tert-Butyl Alcohol in Water by Solid-Phase Microextraction/Head Space Analysis in Comparison to EPA Method 5030/8260B.

DE2004820662

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Oh, K. C.; Stringfellow, W. T.
Page Count	32
Abstract	Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is now one of the most common groundwater contaminants in the United States. Groundwater contaminated with MTBE is also likely to be contaminated with tert-butyl alcohol (TBA), because TBA is a component of commercial grade MTBE, TBA can also be used as a fuel oxygenate, and TBA is a biodegradation product of MTBE. In California, MTBE is subject to reporting at concentrations greater than 3(micro)g/L. TBA is classified as a 'contaminant of current interest' and has a drinking water action level of 12(micro)g/L. In this paper, we describe the development and optimization of a simple, automated solid phase microextraction (SPME) method for the analysis of MTBE and TBA in water and demonstrate the applicability of this method for monitoring MTBE and TBA contamination in groundwater, drinking water, and surface water.
Keywords	MTBE(Methyl tertiary butyl ether) Water pollution Determination California Concentration(Composition) Test methods TBA(Tertiary butyl alcohol) Extraction Monitoring Mass spectroscopy Ethyl ether Biodegradation Ground water Oxygenates Oxygenated fuels
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA. Center for Environmental Biotechnology; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200414

Determination of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether and tert-Butyl Alcohol in Water by Solid-Phase Microextraction/Head Space Analysis in Comparison to EPA Method 5030/8260B.

Determination of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether and tert-Butyl Alcohol in Water by Solid-Phase Microextraction/Head Space Analysis in Comparison to EPA Method 5030/8260B.
DE2004820662

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Oh, K. C.; Stringfellow, W. T.
Page Count	32
Abstract	Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is now one of the most common groundwater contaminants in the United States. Groundwater contaminated with MTBE is also likely to be contaminated with tert-butyl alcohol (TBA), because TBA is a component of commercial grade MTBE, TBA can also be used as a fuel oxygenate, and TBA is a biodegradation product of MTBE. In California, MTBE is subject to reporting at concentrations greater than 3(micro)g/L. TBA is classified as a 'contaminant of current interest' and has a drinking water action level of 12(micro)g/L. In this paper, we describe the development and optimization of a simple, automated solid phase microextraction (SPME) method for the analysis of MTBE and TBA in water and demonstrate the applicability of this method for monitoring MTBE and TBA contamination in groundwater, drinking water, and surface water.
Keywords	MTBE(Methyl tertiary butyl ether) Water pollution Determination California Concentration(Composition) Test methods TBA(Tertiary butyl alcohol) Extraction Monitoring Mass spectroscopy Ethyl ether Biodegradation Ground water Oxygenates Oxygenated fuels
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA. Center for Environmental Biotechnology; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200414