- Author
- Boettner, A. | Ball, G. L. | Hollingsworth, Z. | Aquino, R.
- Title
- Organic and Organotin Compounds Leached From PVC and CPVC Pipe.
- Coporate
- Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor
- Report
- EPA 600/1-81-062, September 1981, 10 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- pipes | polyvinyl chloride | health hazards | gas chromatography | mass spectrometry | potable water
- Identifiers
- organotin compounds; chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC); additive effects
- Abstract
- Results are presented from a research program conducted to determine whether organotins, contained in heat stabilizers of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) pipe (and other organics present in pipe sealing cement solvents) may leach into potable wter supplies. Analytical methods for concentrating, separating identifying, and quantitating these chemicals were evaluated. Hydride generation atomic absorption methods and a grignard derivatization technique, followed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry, were used to characterize samples of standard extractant water exposed to PVC and CPVC pipe, both fragmented and loops constructed using pipe cement. The data accumulated will enable the development of a better understanding of the health hazards associated with the transport of potable water in PVC and CPVC pipes.