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Assessment, Characterization, And Analysis
These resources provide information on the assessment, characterization, and analysis of oxygenates and oxygenate releases. Additional resources with information on the assessment, characterization, and analysis of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) are available on another page. For more oxygenate topics, return to the oxygenate main page.
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- 5000 Series Methods 2008.
Prepared by EPA, this Web page provides links to EPA test methods related to volatile organic compounds. - 8000 Series Methods 2008.
Prepared by EPA, this Web page provides links to EPA test methods related to volatile organic compounds. - Analysis of Fuel Oxygenates in the Environment (PDF)
(9 pp, 121K, About PDF) 2001.
Published in The Analyst, a journal of The Royal Society of Chemistry, this paper explores issues related to the presence of fuel oxygenates in the environment, including occurrence in water and air and analytical methods. - Analytical Methodologies for Fuel Oxygenates (PDF) (2 pp, 18K, About PDF) 2003. EPA 510-F-03-001.
Prepared by EPA's Office of Underground Storage Tanks, this fact sheet provides information for state and federal regulators, laboratory analysts, consultants, and contractors on validated analytical methods for common fuel oxygenates. - ASTM D4815 - 04 Standard Test Method for Determination of MTBE, ETBE, TAME, DIPE, Tertiary-Amyl Alcohol and C1 to C4 Alcohols in Gasoline by Gas Chromatography 2009.
Prepared by the American Society for Testing and Materials, this test method is applicable to quality control in the production of gasoline and determination of deliberate or extraneous oxygenate additions or contamination. - ASTSWMO 2002 State Symposium on Fuel Oxygenates; Analysis, Assessment, and Remediation 2002.
These session highlights from an Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) symposium include a workshop summary and links to presentations. - Dual Capillary Gas-Chromatographic Analysis of Alcohols and Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether in Gasolines 2009.
This paper provided by Wiley InterScience, describes a gas chromatographic method developed for the identification and direct determination of alcohols and MTBE in gasoline. - Guidelines for Investigation and Cleanup of MTBE and Other Ether-Based Oxygenates (PDF) (20 pp, 72K, About PDF) 2000.
Prepared by California's State Water Resource Control Board, this document provides guidance to California regulatory agencies on overseeing the investigation and cleanup of sites with MTBE contamination. - Laboratory Method for Analysis of Small Concentrations of Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether and Other Ether Gasoline Oxygenates in Water 1998.
Prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey, this fact sheet presents a method using purge-and-trap capillary-column gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for the analysis of nanogram-per-liter concentrations of MTBE, TAME, DIPE, and ETBE. - Selecting Analytical Methods for the Determination of Oxygenates in Environmental Samples and Gasoline (PDF) (6 pp, 145K, About PDF) 2001.
Published in Environmental Testing & Analysis, this article discusses the history of oxygenate use, provides basic information about oxygenates, and examines some of the methods used to identify oxygenates in environmental samples and gasoline. - Significance and Treatment of Volatile Organic Compounds in Water Supplies 1990.
This book reviews EPA-approved analytical methods for VOC analysis, QA/QC, data quality objectives, and limits of detection. - U.S. Geological Survey Method for Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether and Other Fuel Oxygenates 1995.
This U.S. Geological Survey document provides information on a method for determining MTBE and other oxygenates in whole water.
Non-Electronic Resources
- Milkey, N.E. Site Assessment for Gasoline Spills and Leaks. Soil Sediment & Groundwater. July/August 2002.
This article discusses strategies for the evaluation of the underlying stratigraphy, affected media, and potential migration pathways conducted during site assessments.