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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 21.
Published in final edited form as: Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2012 Dec;(172):5–82.

Appendix Table B.5.

Number of VOCs Above 10% Breakthrough Observed in Backup VOC Samples Obtained

Compound Total Number
of Samplesa
N > 10%
Breakthrough
1,3-Butadiene 14 0
2-Methylpentane 14 2
2-Methylhexane 14 3
3-Methylhexane 14 1
2,3-Dimethylpentane 14 3
2,2,4-Trimethylpentane 14 2
Methylcyclohexane 14 2
Benzene 14 2
Toluene 14 0
m&p-Xylenes 14 1
o-Xylene 14 0
Ethylbenzene 14 0
Styrene 14 2
MTBE 14 1

Note: Breakthrough samples were lost in Miami, Houston, and Laredo because of the high levels of moisture in the air.