Abstract
Water quality in five marinas on Lake Texoma, located on the Oklahoma and Texas border, was monitored between June 1999 and November 2000. Focus was to evaluate lake water associated with marinas for methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). Lake water was collected at locations identified as marina entrance, gasoline filling station, and boat dock. Occurrence of MTBE showed a direct seasonal trend with recreational boating activity at marina areas. There was a positive correlation with powerboat usage ratio, which was directly related to the gallons of gasoline sold. Sampling before and after the high boat use holiday weekends determined the apparent influence of powerboat activity on MTBE contamination. Boat dock locations were the most sensitive sites to MTBE contamination, possibly due to gasoline spillage during engine startup. The most common compound of the BTEX series found with MTBE was toluene and co-occurrence was most frequent at gasoline filling stations.
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