Determination of VOCs in Various Drinking Water Sources

Consumers have become increasingly concerned with the quality of their drinking water. So much so, that bottled water is a multi-billion dollar industry. But are such concerns over water quality justified? This study will evaluate drinking water sources with concern to volatile organic compounds (VOCs), of regulated sources, such as tap and well water, as well as largely unregulated sources used in bottled water. VOC data will be presented from various drinking water sources using a Teledyne Tekmar Stratum Purge and Trap Concentrator (PTC) and an AQUATek 100 Autosampler in conjunction with a Varian 210-MS Ion Trap GC/MS. Differences in VOC content of the samples will be discussed.

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