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Table 17.4 Volatile organic compounds identified by close loop stripping and purge and trap gas
chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) of contaminated groundwater from Boston, USA
(Barber et al.
1988
). Superscript
a
denotes mixture of several isomers. Reprinted with permission
from Barber et al. (
1988
). Copyright 1988 American Chemical Society
Compound
ng/L
Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Alkyl compounds
Benzene
100
C
1
to C
6
benzene
a
1160
Naphthalene
10
Tetrahydronaphthalene
a
10
Decahydronaphthalene
a
20
Methylnaphthalene
a
10
Dihydro-lH-indene
20
C
1
to C
2
dihydro-H-indene
a
110
C
2
phenylmethylbenzene
100
C
1
to C
2
Tetrahydronaphthalene
a
20
Halogenated compounds
Chlorobenzene
20
Chloromethylbenzene
50
m-dichlorobenzene
30
p-dichlorobenzene
600
o-dichlorobenzene
670
Trichlorobenzene
10
Iodobenzene
80
Bromobenzene
10
Aliphatic hydrocarbons
Alkyl compounds
Trimethylpentane
a
530
Trimethylpentene
a
160
C
1
to C
4
cyclohexane
a
360
C
12
alkene
a
100
Limonene
70
Adamantane
30
Halogenated compounds
Dichloroethene
2.8 9 10
5
9.5 9 10
4
Trichloroethene
1.0 9 10
6
Tetrachloroethene
Bromoadamantane
30
Oxygen-containing compounds
Dimethylethylphenol
20
Octylphenol
360
p-nonylphenol
a
790
Nonanal
20
Decanal
20
Undecanal
20
Dodecanal
10
2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-benzoquinone
390
