Impacts of Recreational Watercraft Use on Concentrations of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) in Surface Waters in Texas

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dc.contributor.authorBlair, Michele
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-06T13:33:55Z
dc.date.available2019-12-06T13:33:55Z
dc.date.issued2001-08
dc.description.abstractTo determine whether motorized watercraft are a major factor in MTBE surface water contamination through recreation, surface water samples were collected in a multipurpose reservoir (Lake Austin) during periods of high and low recreational watercraft use. A non-parametric, one-tailed, Mann-Whitney U two-sample analysis was used to determine if there was a significant difference between the summer and winter sampling. Concentrations of MTBE above the Texas taste and odor criteria of 15 ppb were not found in Lake Austin. Although a significant difference was found between the summer and winter concentrations (1.48 ppb) of MTBE (p<0001), MTBE contamination due to motorized recreational boating did not pose a health threat in Texas.
dc.description.departmentGeography and Environmental Studies
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dc.format.extent83 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationBlair, M. (2001). Impacts of recreational watercraft use on concentrations of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in surface waters in Texas (Unpublished thesis). Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/9036
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectbutyl methyl ether
dc.subjectwater pollution
dc.subjectmotorboats
dc.subjectlakes
dc.subjectAustin
dc.subjectTexas
dc.titleImpacts of Recreational Watercraft Use on Concentrations of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) in Surface Waters in Texas
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentGeography
thesis.degree.grantorSouthwest Texas State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Applied Geography

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