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Trends in the occurrence of MTBE in drinking water in the Northeast United States

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Abstract

Public water systems in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Rhode Island sampled treated drinking water from 1993-2006 and analyzed the samples for MTBE. The US Geological Survey examined trends in the occurrence of MTBE in drinking water derived from ground water in these States for two near-decadal time steps; 1993-1999 and 2000-2006. MTBE was detected in 14% of drinking water samples collected in all States from 1993-1999 and in 19% of drinking water samples collected from the same systems from 2000-2006 and this difference was statistically significant. Trends in the occurrence of MTBE in each State by individual year indicated significant positive trends in Maryland and New Hampshire. Significant, increasing trends in MTBE concentrations were observed in Maryland and Rhode Island by individual year. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 2007 Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water: Prevention, Assessment and Remediation Conference (Houston, TX 11/5-6/2007).

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Moran, M., 2007, Trends in the occurrence of MTBE in drinking water in the Northeast United States, in Ground Water Management - Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water: Prevention, Assessment, and Remediation Conf, Houston, TX, 5 November 2007 through 6 January 2017.

Publication type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Title Trends in the occurrence of MTBE in drinking water in the Northeast United States
ISBN 9781605604053
Year Published 2007
Language English
Larger Work Title Ground Water Management - Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water: Prevention, Assessment, and Remediation Conf
First page 147
Conference Title Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water: Prevention, Assessment and Remediation Conferen
Conference Location Houston, TX
Conference Date 5 November 2007 through 6 January 2017
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