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Identification of key issues related to assessing and managing the potential health and environmental risks of oxygenate contamination of water. Oxygenates are chemicals added to fuels ("oxyfuels") to increase the oxygen content and thereby reduce emissions.
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NCEA Oxygenates in Water: Critical Information and Research Needs ...U.S. EPA site about MTBE and releases from underground storage tank systems.
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MTBE I>methyl tertiary-butyl ether E and other fuel components) from USTs. However, not all UST systems are regulated and not all components of regulated UST systems are regulated. Even with the most ideal regulations, there will continue to be equipment failures and installation mistakes...Case study about problem with MTBE (oxygenate fuel additive) in the Charnock groundwater sub-basin, which is an important source of drinking water for Santa Monica and Culver City, California.
http://www.epa.gov/region09/cross_pr/mtbe/charnock
California Energy Commission study on methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE).
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MTBE Phase-Out in California To subscribe to the transportation e-mail ListServer, enter your e-mail address completely: Note: Your e-mail address must be exact and complete. Incorrect or incomplete addresses will not work. You will receive a welcoming e-mail to confirm your subscription. Energy Commission...Presentations heard by panel, panel report (1999), and related Internet links.
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Blue Ribbon Panel for Reviewing Use of MTBE Gasoline Fuels OTAQ EPA A on policy issues associated with the use of MTBE and other oxygenates in gasoline. The panel held meetings, analyzed issues, conducted reviews, made recommendations, and performed other activities necessary to meet its responsibilities. This Web site contains documents produced...Extensive information on the benefits of oxygenates in gasoline, the role that MTBE plays in improving air quality, and health and environmental issues related to its use. Source is trade organization of MTBE producers.
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Home Page EFOA.org, the European Fuel Oxygenates Association The properties of oxygenatesFuel ethers supply and demand Fuel ethers and air qualityAutomobiles and pollutionFuel ethers improve air qualityAlternatives the risk of backsliding Fuel ethers and the environmentRisk assessments sound scienceHuman health a safe componentWater quality and remediation FAQFuel ethers...Searchable database of technical reference citations, by US Geological Survey.
http://wwwsd.cr.usgs.gov/nawqa/vocns/mtbe/bib/
U.S. EPA collection of fact sheets, technical documents, computer models, data, Congressional testimony, and other materials about the reformulation of gasoline by adding MTBE, ethanol, or other oxygenates to reduce air pollution.
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Reformulated Gasoline Gasoline Fuels Fuels Fuel Additives OTAQ EPA G be used in cities with the worst smog pollution to reduce harmful emissions of ozone. The Act also specified that RFG contain oxygen 2 percent by weight. MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether) and ethanol are the two most commonly...American Petroleum Institute compilation of online technical information on fuel oxygenates (primarily MTBE) in soil, groundwater and surface water. Includes both API-generated material and information from other sources.
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Locating page This page should refresh momentarily. If, after a few seconds, the page does not change, click here to continue....Includes an integrative review of the existing literature, assessment of available monitoring data, and original research performed by several University of California institutions.
http://tsrtp.ucdavis.edu/mtbe/
Report on the effects of a likely change in U.S. policy on reformulated gasoline, specifically examining the results of an increased role for ethanol, and a decreased role for MTBE. From National Governors' Association.
http://www.nga.org/center/divisi...1188,C_ISSUE_BRIEF^D_891,00.html
U.S. EPA compilation of studies and experiences with in situ and ex situ treatment of groundwater and drinking water contaminated with MTBE.
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CLU-IN: MtBE Treatment Profiles Your are using a browser that does not support frames. Please return to this site using Netscape 2.x or higher, Internet Explorer 3.x or higher, or another browser that supports frames....An article on the oxygenates MTBE and TAME and how they have led to contamination of major aquifers, including the Chalk aquifer of southern England.
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Introduction: Assessing the transport and fate of MTBE amended petroleum hydrocarbons in the UK Chalk aquifer Assessing the transport and fate of MTBE amended petroleum hydrocarbons in the UK Chalk aquifer G P Wealthall, S F Thornton and D N Lerner Groundwater Protection and Restoration Group, University of Sheffield, UK www.sheffield.ac.uk/gprg 1. Intoduction 2. Site Characteristics...Fact sheet on the fate and transport of MTBE (from underground gasoline storage tanks) in groundwater.
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MTBE Water Testing Private Wells Pennsylvania Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Facts Sheet Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) is made from methanol and a by-product of the oil refining process, it was added to gasoline in an attempt to make gas burn cleaner, but studies show it has had little effect on curbing...