Abstract:
Objectives To establish a method for determination of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in water by purge and trap GC/MS.
Methods MTBE in water was purged and trapped by tekmar 9100, then desorbed and analyzed by GC/MS. Selective ion masses were used in quantitative measurement.
Results Within concentration range of 0~19.4 μg/L, the correlation coefficient was 0.999. The method detection limit was 0.005 μg/L. The RSD of intra-day and inter-day were less than 14% (n=6). The spiked recoveries were 76%~124%.
Conclusion Purge and trap gas chromatography/mass spectrometry is a sensitive and accurate method for determination of trace MTBE in water.