For more information on MTBE Treatment, please contact:
Linda FiedlerTechnology Assessment Branch
PH: (703) 603-7194 | Email: fiedler.linda@epa.gov
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)
Additional Resources
- Overview
- Policy and Guidance
- Chemistry and Behavior
- Environmental Occurrence
- Toxicology
- Detection and Site Characterization
- Treatment Technologies
- Conferences and Seminars
- Additional Resources
Literature References
Contaminated Soil, Sediment and Water, July/Aug 2002
Association for Environmental Health and Sciences.
Concentrated on MTBE, with articles on occurrence, site investigation, monitoring, and remediation techniques.
Gasoline Oxygenate Bibliography
A U.S. Geological Survey compilation of nearly 600 citations for papers about oxygenates, including MTBE, in a searchable reference database.
Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE)
U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Resources Division web page with extensive list of MTBE-related web links
MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether) and Underground Storage Tanks
Office of Solid Waste UST program website on MTBE with extensive list of document webpages and MTBE-related web links.
MTBE/Oxygenates Exposure Research
U.S. EPA, National Exposure Research Laboratory Web site.
Contains collected reports for three subject areas: evaluation of MTBE environmental fate and transport, characterizing emissions from engines using MTBE-gasoline, and human exposure to MTBE.
Work Groups
Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC) MTBE & Other Fuel Oxygenates Team
Contact: Fred McGarry
Dept. of Environmental Services
6 Hazen Dr.
Box 95
Concord, NH 03037
P 603-271-4978 / F 603-271-2456
fmcgarry@des.state.nh.us
The MTBE Team operated throughout 2002 with minimal funding. During this first year of a multiyear program addressing key technical aspects of removing MTBE, tert-butyl alcohol (TBA), and other ether- and alcohol-based fuel oxygenates from groundwater, the team began work on a draft technology overview document that will be ready for broad distribution during 2004. The team has begun preparing technical content for classroom and Internet-based training, tentatively scheduled for 2005.
The MTBE Resource Guide, 3rd Ed.
The European Fuel Oxygenates Association, 2005.
Contact: European Fuel Oxygenates Association, MTBEGuide@efoa.org
Describes the properties, applications, and benefits of fuel oxygenates, as well as the health and environmental issues associated with MTBE use; explains how to prevent contamination by gasoline containing MTBE; describes emergency response and remediation techniques in the event of an accidental release; and lists selected websites containing useful information on MTBE, gasoline, and related subjects.
Web Sites
American Petroleum Institute Oxygenates Resource Center
The American Petroleum Institute (API) conducts research on the behavior and fate of petroleum in soil and groundwater, and ways to clean up underground petroleum releases. Much of API?s research effort focuses on the breakdown of petroleum by naturally-occurring microscopic organisms and other processes, and ways to enhance these processes.
Multimedia Resources
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