James Cook (1728-1779) Famous For: Discovery of the Hawaiian Islands. An English captain who circumnavigated around the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. He made contact with the inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands, Australia, New Zealand, and around the Indian Ocean back to the Atlantic. He died while serving the Crown in Hawaii.
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection [DEP] relies on laboratory tests called EPH [Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons] and VPH [Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons] to test for the presence of gasoline or fuel oil in drinking water.
Hydrocarbons consist of a variety of organic materials that are made up primarily of hydrogen and carbon. Some of the most common hydrocarbons include substances such as motor oil, gasoline, mineral spirits, kerosene, paints, rubber cements, dry cleaning chemicals, solvents, and a variety of others.