The Characterization of Tentatively Identified Compounds (TICs) in Samples from Public Water Systems in New Jersey. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3R21252
Main TitleThe Characterization of Tentatively Identified Compounds (TICs) in Samples from Public Water Systems in New Jersey
PublisherDivision of Science, Research and Technology, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Date Created2003-03-01
Subject (Geographic - Hierarchical) Country: United States State: New Jersey County: NA
Subject (Topical)chemicals; contamination; environmental monitoring; pollution; water supply; Tentatively Identified Compounds (TICs); chemical contamination of public water systems
DescriptionThis is the interpretive report of a detailed investigation that conducted analysis of synthetic organic chemicals by Gas Chromatography (GC) and Liquid Chromatography (LC) on raw and finished water samples collected from public water supplies using ground water as a source of drinking water. All water systems sampled are known to be contaminated by volatile organic compounds, except for one (the control system). This work investigated the potential presence of non-volatile and semi-volatile organic chemicals in those water supplies. Five bottled waters were also sampled. Several generalizations can be made: 1) water serving systems impacted by identified hazardous waste sites have distinct and sometimes unique tentatively identified compounds (TICs) associated with them; 2) TICs are generally low in concentration, most being estimated at a concentration below a part per billion (microgram per liter, ug/L); and 3) many synthetic and natural organic chemicals reported as TICs were not actually in the water sampled but were found in the analysis due to sampling and/or laboratory contamination.
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