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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.

Table 5.

Amounts of Hydrocarbons (ng) and Oxygenated Hydrocarbons (µg) in Lab Blanks and Field Blanks and LODs during Phase 1 Sampling

Lab Blanks Field Blanks LOD



Compound N Mean SD N Mean SD ng µg/m3
2-Methylhexane 33 0.05 0.18 49 0.07 0.27 1.59 0.22
2-Methylpentane 33 0.15 0.34 49 0.33 0.73 0.81 0.11
3-Methylpentane 33 0.07 0.23 49 0.12 0.38 1.14 0.16
2,3-Dimethylpentane 33 0.02 0.12 49 0.13 0.53 2.19 0.30
2,2,4-Trimethylpentane 33 0.07 0.16 49 0.19 0.55 0.24 0.03
Methylcyclohexane 33 0 0 49 0.04 0.16 1.65 0.23
1,3-Butadiene 33 0.02 0.1 49 0.01 0.08 0.24 0.03
Benzene 33 1.89 1.99 49 2.29 2.17 6.51 0.90
Toluene 33 1.25 1.79 49 1.33 1.15 3.45 0.48
m&p-Xylenes 33 0.88 2.06 49 0.86 1.24 3.72 0.52
o-Xylene 33 0.11 0.27 49 0.16 0.27 0.81 0.11
Ethylbenzene 33 0.12 0.25 49 0.15 0.20 0.60 0.08
Styrene 33 0.28 0.44 49 0.37 1.00 3.00 0.42
MTBE 33 0.02 0.1 49 0.02 0.09 0.27 0.04
Formaldehyde 34 0.03 0.02 47 0.05 0.06 0.18 0.03
Acetaldehyde 34 0.03 0.01 47 0.03 0.04 0.12 0.02
Acetone 34 0.13 0.07 47 0.12 0.16 0.48 0.07

Note: The LOD for hydrocarbon concentrations was calculated using a flow rate of 10 mL/min and a duration of 12 hours.