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Achten, C., Kolb, A., and Puttmann, W., 2001 , Sensitive method for determination of methyl-tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in water by use of headspace-SPME/GC-MS: Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry, v. 371, no. 4, p. 519-525.

Achten, Christine, and Puttmann, Wilhelm, 2000 , Determination of methyl tert-butyl ether in surface water by use of solid-phase microextraction: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 34, no. 7, p. 1359-1364.

Allen, Mark, and Grande, Dave, 1995 , Reformulated gasoline air monitoring study: Madison, State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Natural Resources, American Petroleum Institute Publication AM-175-95, 50 p.

American Petroleum Institute, 1998 , Delineation and characterization of the Borden MTBE plume--An evaluation of eight years of natural attenuation processes: Washington, D.C., Health and Sciences Department, American Petroleum Institute Publication No. 4668, 87 p.

American Petroleum Institute, 1997 , Field evaluation of biological and non-biological treatment technologies to remove MTBE/oxygenates from petroleum product terminal wastewaters: Washington, D.C., Health and Sciences Department, American Petroleum Institute Publication No. 4655, 198 p.

American Petroleum Institute, 1997 , Field studies of BTEX and MTBE intrinsic bioremediation: Washington, D.C., Health and Sciences Department, American Petroleum Institute Publication No. 4654, 241 p.

Ames, T.T., and Grulke, E.A., 1995 , Group contribution method for predicting equilibria of nonionic organic compounds between soil organic matter and water: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 29, no. 9, p. 2273-2279.

Anderson, L.G., Wolfe, Pamela, Barrell, R.A., and Lanning, J.A., 1994 , The effects of oxygenated fuels on the atmospheric concentrations of carbon monoxide and aldehydes in Colorado, in Sterrett, F.S., ed., Alternative fuels and the environment: Ann Arbor, Mich., Lewis Publishers, Inc., p. 75-103.

Arce, Alberto, Arce, Alberto Jr., Martinez-Ageitos, Jose, Rodil, Eva, Rodriguez, Oscar, and Soto, Ana, 2000 , Physical and equilibrium properties of diisopropyl ether + isopropyl alcohol + water system: Fluid Phase Equilibria, v. 170, p. 113-126.

Baehr, A.L., Stackelberg, P.E., Baker, R.J., Kauffman, L.J., Hopple, J.A., and Ayers, M.A., 1997 , Design of a sampling network to determine the occurrence and movement of methyl tert-butyl ether and other organic compounds through the urban hydrologic cycle, in American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry preprints of papers, 213th, San Francisco, Calif.: ACS, v. 37, p. 400-401.

Beckenbach, E.H., and Happel, A.M., 1998 , Methyl tertiary butyl ether plume evolution at California LUFT sites, in The Southwest Focused Ground Water Conference-- Discussing the Issue of MTBE and Perchlorate in Ground Water, Anaheim, Calif., June 3-4, 1998, [Proceedings]: Anaheim, Calif., National Ground Water Association, p. 15.

Bennett, P.J., and Kerr, J.A., 1990 , Kinetics of the reactions of hydroxyl radicals with aliphatic ethers studied under simulated atmospheric conditions--Temperature dependences of the rate coefficients: Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, v. 10, no. 1-2, p. 27-38.

Bianchi, A., and Varney, M.S., 1989 , Analysis of methyl tert-butyl ether and 1,2-dihaloethanes in estuarine water and sediments using purge-and-trap/gas-chromatography: Journal of High Resolution Chromatography, v. 12, no. 3, p. 184-186.

Bierwagen, B.G., and Keller, A.A., 2001 , Measurement of Henry's Law Constant for methyl tert-butyl ether using solid-phase microextraction: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, v. 20, no. 8, p. 1625-1629.

Black, L., and Fine, D., 2001 , High levels of monoaromatic compounds limit the use of solid-phase microextraction of methyl tert-butyl ether and tert-butyl alcohol: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 35, no. 15, p. 3190-3192.

Bobro, C.H., Karas, L.J., Leaseburge, C.D., and Skahan, D.J., 1994 , Decreased benzene evaporative emissions from an oxygenated fuel: Preprinted papers, in American Chemical Society Division of Fuel Chemistry preprints of papers: ACS, v. 39, no. 2, p. 305-309.

Boggess, Kathy, 1994 , Analysis of human blood specimens for methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA): Kansas City, Mo., Midwest Research Institute, MRI Project No. 3454, 46 p.

Bonin, M.A., Ashley, D.L., Cardinali, F.L., McCraw, J.M., Moolenaar, R.L., Hefflin, B.J., Etzel, R.A., and Wooten, J.V., 1993 , Measurement of methyl tert-butyl ether and butyl alcohols in whole human blood by purge-and-trap gas chromatography-mass spectrometry [abs.], in American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry preprints of papers, 206th, Chicago, Ill.: ACS, v. 33, no. 2, p. 21-24.

Bonin, M.A., Ashley, D.L., Cardinali, F.L., McCraw, J.M., and Wooten, J.V., 1995 , Measurement of methyl tert-butyl ether and tert-butyl alcohol in human blood and urine by purge-and-trap gas chromatography-mass-spectrometry using an isotope-dilution method: Journal of Analytical Toxicology, v. 19, no. 3, p. 187-191.

Bonin, M.A., Ashley, D.L., Cardinali, F.L., McCraw, J.M., and Wooten, J.V., 1994 , Measurement of methyl tert-butyl ether and tert-butyl alcohol in human blood and urine by purge-and-trap gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using an isotope-dilution method [abs.], in American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry preprints of papers, 208th, Washington, D.C.: ACS, v. 34, no. 2, p. 153-155.

Borden, R.C., Daniel, R.A., LeBrun, L.E., IV, and Davis, C.W., 1997 , Intrinsic biodegradation of MTBE and BTEX in a gasoline-contaminated aquifer: Water Resources Research, v. 33, no. 5, p. 1105-1115.

Bott, D.J., Dawson, W.M., Piel, W.J., and Karas, L.J., 1992 , MTBE environmental fate: London, England, Arco Chemical Company, The Institute of Petroleum, November 26, 13 p.

Boughton, C.J., and Lico, M.S., 1998 , Volatile organic compounds in Lake Tahoe, Nevada and California, July-September 1997: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-055-98, 2 p.

Bravo, H.A., Camacho, R.C., Roy-Ocotla, G.R., Sosa, R.E., and Torres, R.J., 1991 , Analysis of the change in atmospheric urban formaldehyde and photochemistry activity as a result of using methyl-t-butyl-ether (MTBE) as an additive in gasolines of the metropolitan area of Mexico City: Atmospheric Environment, v. 25B, no. 2, p. 285-288.

Bruce, B.W., and McMahon, P.B., 1996 , Shallow ground-water quality beneath a major urban center--Denver, Colorado, USA: Journal of Hydrology, v. 186, p. 129-151.

Brymer, D.A., Ogle, L.D., Jones, C.J., and Lewis, D.L., 1996 , Viability of using SUMMA polished canisters for the collection and storage of parts per billion by volume level organics: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 30, no.1, p. 188-195.

Burleigh-Flayer, H.D., Chun, J.S., and Kintigh, W.J., 1992 , Methyl tertiary butyl ether--Vapor inhalation oncogenicity study in CD-1 mice: Export, Pa., Bushy Run Research Center, BRRC report 91N0013A, 1068 p.

Buscheck, T.E., Gallagher, D.J., Peargin, T.R., Kuehne, D.L., and Zuspan, C.R., 1998 , Occurrence and behavior of MTBE in groundwater, in The Southwest Focused Ground Water Conference--Discussing the Issue of MTBE and Perchlorate in Ground Water, Anaheim, Calif., June 3-4, 1998, [Proceedings]: Anaheim, Calif., National Ground Water Association, p. 2-3.

Cabrera, A.E., and Galindo, M.A., 1990 , Preliminary evaluation of oxygenated fuels in a laboratory engine at Mexico City, in Air & Waste Management Association, Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 83rd, Pittsburgh, Pa., June 2-29, 1990, [Proceedings]: AWMA, 13 p.

Cain, W.S., Leaderer, B.P., Ginsberg, G.L., Andrews, L.S., Cometto-Muniz, J.E., Gent, J.F., Buck, Marion, Berglund, L.G., Mohsenin, Vahid, Monahan, Edward, and Kjaergaard, Soren, 1996 , Acute exposure to low-level methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE)--Human reactions and pharmacokinetic response: Inhalation Toxicology, v. 8, no. 1, p. 21-48.

Chiang, C.Y., Loos, K.R., and Klopp, R.A., 1992 , Field determination of geological/chemical properties of an aquifer by cone penetrometry and headspace analysis: Ground Water, v. 30, no. 3, p. 428-436.

Choudhury, T.K., Lin, M.C., Lin, C.-Y., and Sanders. W.A., 1990 , Thermal decomposition of t-butyl alcohol in shock waves: Combustion Science and Technology, v. 71, p. 219-232.

Church, C.D., Isabelle, L.M., Pankow, J.F., Rose, D.L., and Tratnyek, P.G., 1997 , Method for determination of methyl-tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and its degradation products in water: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 31, no. 12, p. 3723-3726.

Church, C.D., Isabelle, L.M., Pankow, J.F., Tratnyek, P.G., and Rose, D.L., 1997 , Assessing the in situ degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) by product identification at the sub-ppb level using direct aqueous injection GC/MS, in American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry preprints of papers, 213th, San Francisco, Calif.: ACS, v. 37, no. 1, p. 411-413.

Clayton Environmental Consultants, 1993 , Gasoline vapor exposure assessment at service stations: Washington, D.C., Health and Environmental Sciences Department, American Petroleum Institute Publication No. 4553, May, 140 p.

Cline, P.V., Delfino, J.J., and Rao, P.S.C., 1991 , Partitioning of aromatic constituents into water from gasoline and other complex solvent mixtures: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 25, no. 5, p. 914-920.

Cochrane, R.A., and Hillman, D.E., 1984 , Direct gas chromatographic determination of alcohols and methyl tert-butyl ether in gasolines using infrared detection: Journal of Chromatography, v. 287, no. 1, p. 197-201.

Cohen, Yoram, 1993 [1991], Partitioning of organic pollutants in the environment, in Managing hazardous air pollutants--First international conference, Washington, D.C., November 4-6, 1991: Chelsea, Mich., Lewis Publishers, Inc., p. 278-295.

Coker, D.T., van den Hoed, N., Saunders, K.J., and Tindle, P.E., 1989 , A monitoring method for gasoline vapour giving detailed composition: Annual Occupational Hygiene, v. 33, no. 1, p. 15-26.

Connor, B.F., Rose, D.L., Noriega, M.C., Murtagh, L.K., and Abney, S.R., 1997 , Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geologcial Survey National Water Quality Laboratory, including detections less than reporting limits: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OFR 97-829, 78 p.

Cook, J.R., Enns, Phil, and Sklar, M.S., 1997 , Impact of the oxyfuel program on ambient CO levels, in American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry preprints of papers, 213th, San Francisco, Calif.: ACS, v. 37, no. 1, p. 379-381.

Coto, Baudilio, 2000 , Prediction of phase equilibria for binary and ternary mixtures involving tert-butyl methyl ether and tert-amyl methyl ether: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, v. 39, p. 767-774.

Cowan, R.M., and Park, Keeyong, 1996 , Biodegradation of the gasoline oxygenates MTBE, ETBE, TAME, TBA, and TAA by aerobic mixed cultures, in Weber, S.A., ed., Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, 28th, Buffalo, N.Y., July 14-17, 1996 [Proceedings]: Buffalo, N.Y. State Center for Hazardous Waste Management, and Department of Civil Engineering, University of Buffalo, p. 523-530.

Daniel, R.A., 1995 , Intrinsic bioremediation of BTEX and MTBE--Field, laboratory and computer modeling studies: Raleigh, North Carolina State University, Master's thesis, 325 p.

Diehl, J.W., Finkbeiner, J.W., and DiSanzo, F.P., 1995 , Determination of ethers and alcohols in reformulated gasolines by gas chromatography/atomic emission detection: Journal of High Resolution Chromatography, v. 18, no. 2, p. 108-110.

Duffy, L.K., 1994 , Oxyfuel in Alaska--Use of interleukins to monitor effects on the immune system: The Science of the Total Environment, v. 151, no. 3, p. 253-256.

Ekwurzel, B., Moran, J.E., Koester, C.J., Davisson, M.L., and Eaton, G.F., 2002 , Nonpoint source methyl tert-butyl ether movement throught the environment--Ultra-low level (ppt) measurements in California, in Diaz, A.F., and Drogos, D.L., eds., Oxygenates in Gasoline--Environmental Aspects, Washington, D.C. American Chemical Society, ACS Symposium Series 799, p. 17-27.

Fite, C., Tejero, J., Iborra, M., Cunill, F., and Izquierdo, F.J., 1997 , Effect of solubility parameter on the MTBE synthesis kinetics, in Froment, G.F., and Waught, K.C., eds., Dynamics of Surface and Reaction Kinetics in Heterogenous Catalysis, The International Symposium on Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, Antwerp, Belgium, September 15-17 [Proceedings]: Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p. 541-546.

Garrett, Peter, Moreau, Marcel, and Lowry, J.D., 1986 , MTBE as a ground water contaminant, in Conference on Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water--Prevention, Detection, and Restoration, Houston, Tex., November 12-14, 1986, [Proceedings]: Dublin, Ohio, National Ground Water Association, p. 227-238.

Green, Aaron, Paillet, F.L., and Gurrieri, J.T., 1992 , A multi-faceted evaluation of a gasoline contaminated bedrock aquifer in Connecticut [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 24, no. 3, p. 25.

Gregorski, David, 1995 , Special study report--Investigating the relationship between the use of a gasoline additive (MTBE) and ambient air formaldehyde levels: Hartford, Conn., Bureau of Air Management, Monitoring and Radiation Division, Department of Environmental Protection, 17 p.

Grosjean, E., Grosjean, D., Gunawardena, R., and Rasmussen, R.A., 1998 , Ambient concentrations of ethanol and methyl tert buty-ether in Porto Alegre, Brazil, March 1996-April 1997: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 32, no. 6, p. 736-742.

Groves, F.R., Jr., 1988 , Effect of cosolvents on the solubility of hydrocarbons in water: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 22, no. 3, p. 282-286.

Halde, M.J., Delzer, G.C., and Zogorski, J.S., 1998 , Study design and anlaytical results used to evaluate a surface-water point sampler for volatile organic chemicals: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, OFR 98-651, 31 p.

Halden, R.U., Schoen, S.R., Galperin, Yakov, Kaplan, I.R., and Happel, A.M., 1998 , Evaluation of EPA and ASTM methods for analysis of oxygenates in gasoline-contaminated ground water, in The Southwest Focused Ground Water Conference--Discussing the Issue of MTBE and Perchlorate in Ground Water, Anaheim, Calif., June 3-4, 1998, [Proceedings]: Anaheim, Calif., National Ground Water Association, p. 1.

Happel, A.M., Beckenbach, E.H., and Halden, R.U., 1998 , An evaluation of MTBE impacts to California groundwater resources: Livermore, Calif., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, UCRL-AR-130897, 68 p.

Happel, A.M., Beckenbach, Edwin, Savalin, Leo, Temko, Heidi, Rempel, Rick, Dooher, Brendan, and Rice, Dave, 1997 , Analysis of dissolved benzene plumes and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) plumes in ground water at leaking underground fuel tank (LUFT) sites, in American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry preprints of papers, 213th, San Francisco, Calif.: ACS, v. 37, no. 1, p. 409-411.

Harley, R.A., Coulter-Burke, S.C., and Yeung, T.S., 2000 , Relating liquid fuel and headspace vapor composition for California reformulated gasoline samples containing ethanol: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 34, no. 19, p. 4088-4094.

Hellen, Heidi, Hakola, Hannele, Laurila, Tuomas, Hiltunen, Veijo, and Koskentalo, Tarja, 2002 , Aromatic hydrocarbon and methyl tert-butyl ether measurements in ambient air of Helsinki (Finland) using diffusive samplers: Science of the Total Environment, v. 298, no. 1-3, p. 55-64.

Hinchee, R.E., and Reisinger, H.J., 1995 , Multi-phase transport of petroleum hydrocarbons in the subsurface environment--Theory and practical application in NWWA/API Conference on petroleum hydrocarbons and organic chemicals in ground water-prevention, detection and restoration, Houston, TX, November 13-15 [Proceedings]: Dublin, Ohio, National Water Well Association, p. 58-76.

Hoekman, S.K., 1993 , Improved gas chromatography procedure for speciated hydrocarbon measurements of vehicle emissions: Journal of Chromatography, v. 639, no. 2, p. 239-253.

Hoekman, S.K., 1992 , Speciated measurements and calculated reactivities of vehicle exhaust emissions from conventional and reformulated gasolines: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 26, no. 6, p. 1206-1216.

Hong, Song, Duttweiler, C.M., and Lemley, A.T., 1999 , Analysis of methyl tert-butyl ether and its degradation products by direct aqueous injection onto gas chromatography with mass spectrometry or flame ionization detection systems: Journal of Chromatography A Including Electrophoresis, Mass Spectrometry, and other Separation and Detection Methods, v. 857, p. 205-216.

Hsieh, C.R., and Ouimette, J.R., 1994 , Comparative study of multimedia modeling for dynamic partitioning of fossil fuels-related pollutants: Journal of Hazardous Materials, v. 37, no. 3, p. 489-505.

Hu, J., Davis, L.C., and Erickson, L.E., 1998 , Modeling contaminant transport in plants, in Erickson, L.E., and Rankin, M.M., eds., Conference on Hazardous Waste Research, Snowbird, Utah, May 18-21, 1998 [Proceedings]: Manhatten, Kansas Great Plaints/Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center, Kansas State University, p. 285-295.

Hubbard, C.E., Barker, J.F., O'Hannesin, S.F., Vandegriendt, M., and Gillham, R.W., 1994 , Transport and fate of dissolved methanol, methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether, and monoaromatic hydrocarbons in a shallow sand aquifer: Washington, D.C., Health and Environmental Sciences Department, American Petroleum Institute Publication No. 4601, 102 p.

Hubbard, C.E., Barker, J.F., and Vandegriendt, M., 1994 , Transport and fate of dissolved methanol, methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether, and monoaromatic hydrocarbons in a shallow sand aquifer--Appendix H--Laboratory biotransformation studies: Washington, D.C., Health and Environmental Sciences Department, American Petroleum Institute Publication No. 4601, 75 p.

Hurt, K.L., Wilson, J.T., Beck, F.P., and Cho, J.S., 1999 , Anaerobic biodegradation of MTBE in a contaminated aquifer, in Alleman, B.C., and Leeson, Andrea, eds., Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Solvents, Petroleum Hydrocarbons, and Other Organic Compounds, V. 1, Fifth International In Situ and Onsite Bioremediation Symposium, San Diego, Calif., April 19-22, 1999 [Proceedings]: Columbus, Ohio, Battelle Publications, p. 103-114.

Japar, S.M., Wallington, T.J., Richert, J.F.O., and Ball, J.C., 1990 a, The atmospheric chemistry of oxygenated fuel additives--t-Butyl alcohol and t-butyl ether, in Air & Waste Management Association, Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 83rd, Pittsburgh, Pa., June 24-29, 1990, [Proceedings]: v. 6, 15 p.

Japar, S.M., Wallington, T.J., Richert, J.F.O., and Ball, J.C., 1990 b, The atmospheric chemistry of oxygenated fuel additives--t-Butyl alcohol, dimethyl ether, and methyl t-butyl ether: International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, v. 22, no. 12, p. 1257-1269.

Johansen, N.G., 1984 , The analysis of C1-C4 alcohols, MTBE, and DIPE in motor gasolines by multi-dimensional capillary column gas chromatography: Journal of High Resolution Chromatography & Chromatography Communications, v. 7, no. 8, p. 487-489.

Johnson, Ted, McCoy, Michael, and Wisbith, Tony, 1994 [1995], A study to characterize air concentrations of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) at service stations in the Northeast: Washington, D.C., Health and Environmental Sciences Department, American Petroleum Institute Publication No. 4619, 131 p.

Kanai, Hiromitsu, Inouye, Veronica, Goo, Reginald, Chow, Rendy, Yazawa, Lester, and Maka, Jim, 1994 , GC/MS analysis of MTBE, ETBE, and TAME in gasolines: Analytical Chemistry, v. 66, no. 6, p. 924-927.

Karpel Vel Leitner, N., Papailhou, A.L., Croue, J.P., Peyrot, J., and Dore, M., 1994 , Oxidation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) by ozone and combined ozone/hydrogen peroxide: Ozone Science & Engineering, v. 16, no. 1, p. 41-54.

Keller, A.A., Sirivithayapakorn, Sanya, and Kram, Mark, 1999 , Remediation of MTBE-Contaminated water and soil: Remediation, Journal of Environmental Cleanup costs, Technologies and Techniques, v. 10, no. 1, p. 55-67.

Kelly, T.J., Callahan, P.J., Plell, Joachim, and Evans, G.F., 1993 , Method development and field measurements for polar volatile organic compounds in ambient air: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 27, no. 6, p. 1146-1153.

Klinger, J., Stieler, C., Sacher, F., and Brauch, H.-J., 2002 , MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether) in groundwaters--Monitoring results from Germany: Journal of Environmental Monitoring, v. 4, no. 2, p. 276-279.

Lacy, M.J., Robbins, G.A., Wang, Suya, and Stuart, J.D., 1995 , Use of sequential purging with the static headspace method to quantify gasoline contamination: Journal of Hazardous Materials, v. 43, no. 1-2, p. 31-44.

Levy, J.M., and Yancey, J.A., 1986 , Dual capillary gas chromatographic analysis of alcohols and methyl tert-butyl ether in gasolines: Journal of High Resolution Chromatography & Chromatography Communications, v. 9, no. 7, p. 383-387.

Lioy, P.J., Weisel, C.P., Jo, Wan-Kuen, Pellizzari, Edo, and Raymer, J.H., 1994 , Microenvironmental and personal measurements of methyl-tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) associated with automobile use activities: Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, v. 4, no. 4, p. 427-441.

Long, G., Meek, M.E., and Savard, S., 1994 , Methyl tertiary-butyl ether--Evaluation of risks to health from environmental exposure in Canada: Journal of Environmental Science and Health, v. C12, no. 2, p. 389-395.

Luhrs, R.C., and Pyott, C.J., 1992 , Trilinear plots a powerful new application for mapping gasoline contamination, in Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water--Prevention, Detection, and Restoration, 1992, [Proceedings]: Dublin, Ohio, National Ground Water Association, p. 85-100.

Lyons, C.E., and Fox, R.J., 1993 , Quantifying the air pollution emissions reduction effectiveness and costs of oxygenated fuels, in Society of Automotive Engineering, ed., New developments in alternative fuels and gasolines for SI and CI engines [Spec. Pub.]: SAE, SP-958, p. 61-75.

Majima, Tetsuro, Ishii, Tadahiro, and Arai, Shigeyoshi, 1989 , The IR photochemistry of organic compounds. II. The IR photochemistry of ethers--The decomposition patterns: Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, v. 62, no. 6, p. 1701-1709.

Mannino, D.M., Schreiber, Judith, Aldous, Kenneth, Ashley, David, Moolenaar, Ronald, and Almaguer, Daniel, 1995 , Human exposure to volatile organic compounds--A comparison of organic vapor monitoring badge levels with blood levels: International Archives of Occupational Environmental Health, v. 67, no. 1, p. 59-64.

Mannino, D.M., and Etzel, R.A., 1996 , Are oxygenated fuels effective--An evaluation of ambient carbon monoxide concentrations in 11 western states, 1986 to 1992: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, v. 46, no. 1, p. 20-24.

McNair, Laurie, Russell, Armistead, and Odman, M.T., 1992 , Airshed calculation of the sensitivity of pollutant formation to organic compound classes and oxygenates associated with alternative fuels: Journal of the Air Waste Mangement Association, v. 42, no. 2, p. 174-178.

Mihelcic, J.R., 1990 , Modeling the potential effect of additives on enhancing the solubility of aromatic solutes contained in gasoline: Ground Water Monitoring & Remediaiton, v. 10, no. 3, p. 132-137.

Mizuno, K., Kimura, Y., and Ochi, T., 2000 , Hydrophobic hydration of tert-butyl alcohol probed by NMR and IR: Journal of Molecular Liquids, v. 85, no. 1-2, p. 139-152.

Mormile, M.R., Liu, Shi, and Suflita, J.M., 1994 , Anaerobic biodegradation of gasoline oxygenates--Extrapolation of information to multiple sites and redox conditons: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 28, no. 9, p. 1727-1732.

Mortensen, A.P., Jensen, K.H., Sonnenberg, T.O., and Arvin, Erik, 2000 , Laboratory and numerical investigations of air sparging using MTBE as a tracer: Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation, v. 20, no. 4, p.87-95.

Munoz, Rosa, Cruz Burguet, M., Martinez-Soria, V., and Nogueira de Araujo, Renata, 2000 , Densities, refractive indices, and derived excess properties of tert-butyl alcohol, methyl tert-butyl ether and 2-methylpentane binary and ternary systems at 303.15 K: Fluid Phase Equilibria, v. 167, p. 99-111.

National Loss Control Service Corporation, A Division of Kemper Risk Management Services, 1995 , Service station personnel exposures to oxygenated fuel components--1994: Washington, D.C., Health and Environmental Sciences Department, American Petroleum Institute Publication No. 4625, 71 p.

National Technical Information Service, 1992 , Methyl tertiary-butyl ether, in Government reports announcements & index, no. 15: NTIS, 57 p.

Nihlen, Annsofi, Lof, Agneta, and Johanson, Gunnar, 1995 , Liquid/air partition coefficients of methyl and ethyl t-butyl ethers, t-amyl methyl ether, and t-butyl alcohol: Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, v. 5, no. 4, p. 573-582.

Novak, J.T., Goldsmith, C.D., Benoit, R.E., and O'Brien, J.H., 1985 , Biodegradation of methanol and tertiary butyl alcohol in subsurface systems: Water Science Technology, v. 17, p. 71-85.

O'Neil, D.T., Rochette, E.A., and Ramsey, P.J., 2002 , Method detection limit determination and application of a convenient headspace analysis method for methyl tert-butyl ether in water: Analytical Chemistry, v. 74, no. 22, p. 5907-5911.

Odencrantz, J.E., 1999 , Extensive database from over 500 sites and three years allows examination and interpretation of groundwater MTBE plumes in Southern California, in Stanley, Anita, ed., Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water--Prevention, Detection, and Remediation, Houston, Tex., Nov. 17-19, 1999 [Proceedings]: National Ground Water Association, and American Petroleum Institute, p., 367-372.

Oxygenated Fuels Association, 1998 , Modeling the volatilization of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from surface impoundments: Arlington, Va., Oxygenated Fuels Association, 44 p.

Oxygenated Fuels Association, 1998 , Taste and odor properties of methyl tertiary-butyl ether and implications for setting secondary maximum contaminant level: Arlington, Va., Oxygenated Fuels Association, 46 p.

Palassis, John, Hartle, R.W., and Holtz, J.L., 1993 , A method for determination of methyl tert-butyl ether in gasoline vapors and liquid gasoline samples: Applied Occupational Environmental Hygiene, v. 8, no. 11, p. 964-969.

Pauls, R.E., 1985 , Determination of high octane components--Methyl t-butyl ether, benzene, toluene, and ethanol in gasoline by liquid chromatography: Journal of Chromatographic Science, v. 23, no. 10, p. 437-441.

Piazza, F., Barbieri, A., Saverio Violante, F., and Roda, A., 2001 , A rapid and sensitive method for methyl tert-butyl ether analysis in water samples by use of solid phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: Chemosphere, v. 44, no. 4, p. 539-544.

Poore, Michael, Chang, Ben, Niyati, Ferri, and Madden, Steven, 1997 , Sampling and analysis of methyl t-butyl ether in ambient air at selected locations in California, in American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry preprints of papers, 213th, San Francisco, Calif.: ACS, v. 37, no. 1, p. 407.

Poulsen, Mette, Lemon, Lloyd, and Barker, J.F., 1992 , Dissolution of monoaromatic hydrocarbons into groundwater from gasoline-oxygenate mixtures: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 26, no. 12, p. 2483-2489.

Powers, S.E., Hunt, C.S., Heermann, S.E., Corseuil, H.X., Rice, David, and Alvarez, P.J.J., 2001 , The transport and fate of ethanol and BTEX in groundwater contaminated by gasohol: Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, v. 31, no. 1, p. 79-123.

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