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Assessing the transport and fate of MTBE - 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.
Meta Description: [ The ether oxygenates MTBE and TAME have been used in petroleum fuel formulations in the UK since the mid-1980s and have led to contamination of major aquifers, including the Chalk aquifer of southern England. An assessment is made of the controls on the fate of MTBE, TAME and BTEX compounds at a ... ]

Bibliography on MTBE and Water Quality - Searchable database of technical reference citations, by US Geological Survey.
Meta Description: [ Gasoline Oxygenate Bibliography (June 2005) ]

EPA Charnock MTBE Project - 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.
Meta Description: [ Charnock MTBE Cleanup ]

European Fuel Oxygenates Association - 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.
Meta Description: [ efoa.org has been developed by the European Fuel Oxygenates Association to provide information on the benefits of oxygenates in gasoline, the role that MTBE plays in improving air quality, and all health or environmental issues related to its use. ]

Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether - Fact sheet on the fate and transport of MTBE (from underground gasoline storage tanks) in groundwater.
Meta Description: [ Pennsylvania MTBE Drinking Water Private Well Owner Fact Sheet on the fate and transport of MTBE Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether from underground gasoline storage tanks. ]

MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether) Information - U.S. EPA site about MTBE and releases from underground storage tank systems.

MTBE Resources - 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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MTBE Study - California Energy Commission study on methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE).
Meta Description: [ California Energy Commission study and information on methy tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE). ]

MTBE Treatment Profiles - U.S. EPA compilation of studies and experiences with in situ and ex situ treatment of groundwater and drinking water contaminated with MTBE.

404 Oxygenates in Water (EPA) - 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.

Reformulated Gasoline - 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.

U.S. EPA Blue Ribbon Panel for Reviewing the Use of MTBE and Other Oxygenates in Gasoline - Presentations heard by panel, panel report (1999), and related Internet links.
Meta Description: [ Information on MTBE (U.S. EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality) ]