Determination of MTBE in a recreational harbor using solid-phase microextraction

Chemosphere

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 805-810

  Zuccarello, Joseph L ^a   Ganske, Jane A ^a   Green, David B ^a  

^a PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GC MS; Harbor; Marina; Methyl tert butyl ether; Oxygenate; Seawater; SPME

Indexed keywords

ETHERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROUNDWATER; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION;

EXTRACTION;

SEA WATER; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

COASTAL WATER; DETECTION METHOD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARINE POLLUTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ARTICLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRECIPITATION; SAMPLING; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037408826     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00868-8     Document Type: Article

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