2-Pentanone

Trichloroethylene

2-Pentanone occurs naturally in Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco) and blue cheese. Safe Home offers a few kits that provide drinking water testing for 2-Pentanone in city and well water supplies.

Parameter Type: Drinking Water Testing for Volatiles

Parameter Name: 2-Pentanone

What it is and Where it Comes From:

2-Pentanone or methyl propyl ketone (MPK) is a ketone and solvent of minor importance. It is comparable to methyl ethyl ketone, but has a lower solvency and is more expensive. It occurs naturally in Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco) and blue cheese as a metabolic product of Penicillium mold growth. Methyl propyl ketone appears as a clear colorless liquid with the odor of fingernail polish. 2-Pentanone’s production and use as a solvent and a substitute for diethyl ketone may result in its release to the environment through various waste streams. 2-Pentanone occurs naturally in many fruits and plants. It is released into the environment as a plant volatile as well as a product of combustion, photooxidation, and microbial degradation. Drinking water testing gives you several benefits like peace of mind, identifying contaminants in your water, and insight into health concerns. Safe Home offers Laboratory drinking water testing kits for 2-Pentanone, allowing you to collect your water sample and ship it directly to our EPA-Certified Laboratory. This platform of drinking water testing for 2-Pentanone will give you an accurate level based on the lowest level of a parameter our instruments can detect (Method Detection Level). Safe Home drinking water testing for volatiles can be used for city and well water supplies. Drinking water testing should be done any time you notice a significant change in your water quality.

Health Effects:

2-Pentanone may cause irritation of eyes, skin, mucous membrane, cause headache, dermatitis, narcosis, and coma. Other symptoms include cough, dizziness, drowsiness, lethargy, headache, and sore throat.

Solutions to Contaminant Levels:

After drinking water testing, what is the next step? A filter with granular activated carbon (GAC) is a proven option to remove certain chemicals, particularly organic chemicals, from water. GAC filters can be used to remove chemicals that give objectionable odors or tastes to water such as hydrogen sulfide (rotten eggs odor) or chlorine. Reverse osmosis is a process that removes foreign contaminants, solid substances, large molecules, and minerals from water by using pressure to push it through specialized membranes. Here’s how reverse osmosis works. Unlike osmosis, which is a passive process, reverse osmosis requires external force (pressure) to work. Pressure is applied to a highly concentrated solute solution, such as salt water, to pass through a membrane to a lower concentrate solution. The membrane allows water to flow through but blocks out larger molecules, like contaminants. The reverse osmosis process leaves higher concentrations of solute on one side and only the solvent, or freshwater, on the other. Who do I need to contact to find out more information about water quality in my area? Every community water supplier must provide an annual report to its customers, known as a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). The report provides information on your local drinking water quality, including the water’s source, contaminants found in the water, and how consumers can get involved in protecting drinking water. How often does the local public water system preform drinking water testing? Frequency of drinking water testing depends on the number of people served, the type of water source, and types of contaminants. Certain contaminants are tested more frequently than others, as established by the Safe Drinking Water Act. You can find out about levels of regulated contaminants in your treated water for the previous calendar year in your annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).

File Under: Volatiles

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