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March 2003 LUS77.ine Bulletin 43 <br /> \/ <br /> Bruce Bauman is the Soil and Ground- <br /> water Research Program Coordinator <br /> at the American Petroleum Institute. <br /> He has been involved with UST and <br /> groundwater issues at API since 1985, <br /> and is an occasional LUSTLine <br /> contributor. <br /> ]Note from Bruce:Everything I've <br /> needed to know about oxygenate analy- <br /> sis I've learned front:Ileana Rhodes <br /> (Shell Global Solutions);Mike Miller <br /> (ExxonMobil);and Kirk O'Reilly, <br /> Michael Moir,and Al Verstuyft <br /> (ChevronTexaco). Their substantial <br /> contributions to this article are most <br /> gratefully acknowledged. I assume sole <br /> responsibility for any errors and <br /> misstatements.] <br /> References: <br /> Douthitp T.L. et al. 2002.The importance of acid <br /> hydrolysis of MTBE to TBA in properly handled <br /> groundwater samples. API-NGWA Petroleum <br /> Hydrocarbons in Groundwater conference pro- <br /> oeedings. <br /> Evans,J.D.and M.R.Colsman.2003.A GC-MS purge- <br /> and-trap method comparison study for MTBE <br /> analysis in groundwater.LCGC Magazine Online. <br /> Feb 12003 http://unvw.lcgemag.com/Iegc/data/article- <br /> standardllcgcl052003/45064/nracle.pdf. <br /> Halden,R.U.,A.M.Happel,and S.R.Schoen.2001. <br /> Evaluation of standard methods for the analysis of <br /> Methyl tert-Butyl Ether and related oxygenates in <br /> gasoline-dontaminated groundwater.Environmen- <br /> tal Science U Technology 35(7):1469-1474.(Addi- <br /> tions and Corrections,35(7):1560) <br /> Happel,A.M.,E.H.Beckenbach,and R.U.Halden. <br /> 1998.Evaluation of EPA and ASTM methods for <br /> analysis of oxygenates in gasoline-contaminated <br /> groundwater.Chapter 2 in An evaluation of MTBE <br /> impacts to Califomia gmanduoter resources,Lawrence <br /> Livermore National Laboratory UCRL AR-130897. <br /> June 11,1998.68 p.http://unow-erd.lini.gml.tbcln <br /> mtbe.html. <br /> National Science and Technology Council.1997.Inter <br /> agency Assessment of Oxygenated Fuels Online at: <br /> hitpllwww.epa.govinceo1oxygmutesl fulesmnthtm. <br /> O'Reilly,K.M.,et.al.2001"Hydrolysis of ted-Butyl <br /> Methyl Ether (MTBE) in Dilute Aqueous Solu- <br /> tion,"ES&T 35:3954. <br /> Rhodes,I.A.L.and A.W.Verstuyft 2001"Selecting <br /> Analytical Methods for the Determination of Oxy- <br /> genates in Environmental Samples and Gasolines" <br /> ET&A vol.10:24. <br /> U.S.EPA.2000.Data quality objectives process for <br /> hazardous waste site investigations. EPA/600/ <br /> R-00/007. http.11www.epa.gov/ri0earth/offca/wa/ <br /> epagog4h.Pdf. <br /> U.S. EPA. 2002. Development and evaluation of <br /> methods for the analysis of MTBE.EPA contract <br /> No.68-WO-0122 WA No.0-08. <br /> US.EPA.SW-W Method 50306:Purge-and-Trap for <br /> Aqueous Samples. http://u .epa.govlepayswerl <br /> hozuoete/tesf/pdfs15030b.pdf. <br /> U.S.EPA.SW-846 Method 826OB:Volatile Organic <br /> Compounds by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spec- <br /> trometry,(GC/MS).http:llwww.epo.govlepaoswer/h <br /> azuaste/tesf/pdfs/8260b.pdf. <br /> White,H.et al.2002"Analytical Methods for Fuel <br /> Oxygenates."LUSTLine Bulletin 42.Posted on the <br /> OUST website at: http://w w.epa.gov/oust/mtbe/ <br /> LL42Analytiml.pdf. <br /> 21 <br />