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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, 1998 , Ten frequently asked questions about MTBE in water: Washington, D.C., Health and Safety Department, American Petroleum Institute Soil and Groundwater Research, Technical Bulletin No. 3, 2 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.

Amerson, I., and Johnson, R.L., 2003 , Natural gradient tracer test to evaluate natural attenuation of MTBE under anaerobic conditions: Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation, v. 23, no. 1, p. 54-61.

Amerson-Treat, Illa, and Johnson, R.L., 1999 , Natural attenuation of MTBE in an established ground water plume--A natural gradient tracer study, 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. 1-2.

Anthony, J.W., Henry, B.M., Wiedemeier, T.H., Gordon, E.K., Bidgood, J.B., Hinchee, R.E., and Hansen, J.E., 1999 , Methodology to evaluate natural attenuation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether, 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. 121-133.

Barcelona, M.J., and Jaglowski, D.R., 1999 , Subsurface fate and transport of MTBE in controlled reactive tracer experiment, 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. 123-137.

Barker, J.F., Schirmer, M., and Hubbard, C.E. 1996 , The longer term fate of MTBE in the Borden Aquifer, in Stanley, Anita, ed., Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water--Prevention, Detection, and Remediation Conference, Houston, Tex., Nov. 13-15, 1996, [Proceedings]: Houston, Tex., National Ground Water Association and American Petroleum Institute, p. 5-14.

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.

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.

Bradley, P.M., Chapelle, F.H., and Landmeyer, J.E., 2001 , Effect of redox conditions on MTBE biodegradation in surface water sediments: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 35, no. 23, p. 4643-4647.

Bradley, P.M., Chapelle, F.H., and Landmeyer, J.E., 2001 , Methyl t-butyl ether mineralization in surface-water sediment microcosms under denitrifying conditions: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, v. 67, no. 4, p. 1975-1978.

Bradley, P.M., Landmeyer, J.E., and Chapelle, F.H., 2002 , TBA biodegradation in surface-water sediments under aerobic and anaerobic conditions: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 36, no. 19, p. 4087-4090.

Bradley, P.M., Landmeyer, J.E., and Chapelle, F.H., 1999 , Aerobic mineralization of MTBE and tert-butyl alcohol by stream-bed sediment microorganisms: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 33, no. 11, p. 1877-1897.

Bradley, P.M., Landmeyer, J.E., and Chapelle, F.J., 2001 , Widespread potential for microbial MTBE degradation in surface-water sediments: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 35, no. 4, p. 658-662.

Brown, Anthony, Devinny, J.S., Browne, T.E., and Chitwood, D., 1997 , A review of treatment technologies for methyl tertiary butyl ether (MtBE) in drinking water, in The ACS 1997 Pacific Conference on Chemistry and Spectrometry: Komex.H20 Science, p. 1-19.

Brown, Anthony, Devinny, J.S., Davis, M.K., Browne, T.E., and Rodriquez, R.A., 1997 , A review of potential technologies for the treatment of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MtBE) in drinking water, in Stanley, Anita, ed., Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water--Prevention, Detection, and Remediation Conference, Houston, Tex., Nov. 12-14, 1997 [Proceedings]: Houston, Tex., National Ground Water Association, and American Petroleum Institute, p. 126-148.

Buscheck, T.E., O'Reilly, K., Koschal, G., and O'Regan, G., 2001 , Ethanol in groundwater at a Pacific Northwest Terminal in Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water--Prevention, detection, and remediation, Houston, Tex., Nov.14-16, 2001 [Proceedings]: National Ground Water Association, p. 55-66.

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1992 , Priority substances list, assessment report no. 5, methyl tertiary-butyl ether: Government of Canada, Beauregard Printers Limited, 17 p.

Carpenter, P.L., and Vinch, C.A., 1997 , Remediation of overlapping benzene/MTBE and MTBE-only plumes--A case study, in Stanley, Anne, ed., Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water--Prevention, Detection, and Remediation Conference, Houston, Tex., Nov. 12-14, 1997, [Proceedings]: Houston, Tex., National Ground Water Association and American Petroleum Institute, p. 74-88.

Chapelle, F.H., 1999 , Bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated ground water--The perspectives of history and hydrology: Ground Water, v. 37, no. 1, p. 122-133.

Chard, Julie, Ferro, A.M., and Greene, Jonathan, 2001 , Recent advances in phytoremediation of MTBE groundwater plumes: Contaminated Soil Sediment and Water, Special Oxygenated Fuels Issue, Spring 2001, p. 72-76.

Cho, J.S., and Wilson, J.T., 1999 , Hydrocarbon and MTBE removal rates during natural attenuation application, in Alleman, B.C., and Leeson, Andrea, eds., Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Solvents, Petroleum Hydrocarbons, and Other Organic Compounds, Fifth International In Situ and Onsite Bioremediation Symposium, San Diego, Calif., April 19-22, 1999 [Proceedings]: Columbus, Ohio, Battelle Publications, p. 109-114.

Church, C.D., Tratnyek, P.G., Pankow, J.F., Landmeyer, J.E., Baehr, A.L., Thomas, M.A., and Schirmer, Mario, 1999 , Effects of environmental conditions on MTBE degradation in model column aquifers, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxics Hydrology Program--Technical Meeting, Volume 3, Subsurface Contamination from Point Sources, Charleston, S.C., Mar. 8-12, 1999 [Proceedings]: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report, WRIR 99-4018C, p. 93-102.

Clark, J.J.J., 2002 , tert-butyl alchohol--Chemical properties, production and use, fate and transport, toxicology, and detection in groundwater and regulatory standards, 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. 92-106.

Corcho, D., Linton, J.D., Watkinson, R.J., and Lerner, D., 1998 , Biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether by a mixed bacterial culture: Contaminated Soil, p. 919-920.

Corseuil, H.X., Aires, J.R., and Alvarez, P.J.J., 1996 , Implications of the presence of ethanol on intrinsic bioremediation of BTX plumes in Brazil: Hazardous Waste & Hazardous Materials, v. 13, no. 2, p. 213-221.

Corseuil, H.X., Hunt, C.S., Dos Santos Ferreira, R.C., and Alvarez, P.J.J., 1998 , The influence of the gasoline oxygenate ethanol on aerobic and anaerobic BTX biodegradation: Water Research, v. 32, no. 7, p. 2065-2072.

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.

Dakhel, N., Pasteris, G., Werner, D., and Hoehener, P., 2003 , Small-volume releases of gasoline in the vadose zone--Impact of the additives MTBE and ethanol on groundwater quality: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 37, no. 10, p. 2127-2133.

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.

Davidson, J.M., 1995 b, Groundwater health issues of MTBE--Sources, MTBE in precipitation, MTBE in ground water, fate & transport, MTBE in drinking water: Reformulated Gasoline Workshop, October 12, 1995, [Proceedings], 18 p.

Davidson, J.M., and Parsons, Rick, 1996 , Remediating MTBE with current and emerging technologies, in Stanley, Anita, ed., Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water--Prevention, Detection, and Remediation Conference, Houston, Tex., Nov. 13-15, 1996, [Proceedings]: Houston, Tex., National Ground Water Association and American Petroleum Institute, p. 15-29.

Deeb, R.A., Hu, H.-Y., Hanson, J.R., Scow, K.M., Alvarez-Cohen, Lisa, 2001 , Substrate interactions in BTEX and MTBE mixtures by an MTBE-degrading isolate: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 35, no. 2, p. 312-317.

Deeb, R.A., Scow, K.M., and Alvarez-Cohen, L., 2000 , Aerobic MTBE biodegradation--An examination of past studies, current challenges and future research directions: Biodegradation, v. 11, no. 2/3, p. 171-186.

Deeb, R.A., Sharp, J.O., Stocking, A., McDonald, S., West, K.A., Laugier, M., Alvarez, P.J.J., Kavanaugh, M.C., and Alvarez-Cohen, L., 2002 , Impact of ethanol on benzene plume lengths--Microbial and modeling studies: Journal of Environmental Engineering, v. 128, no. 9, p. 868-875.

Deeb, R.A., Stocking, A.J., Alvarez-Cohen, L., and Kavanaugh, M.C., 2002 , Biodegradability of methyl tert-butyl ether and tert-butyl alcohol, in Diaz, A.F., and Drogos, D.L., eds., Oxygenates inGasoline--Environmental Aspects, Washington, D.C. American Chemical Society, ACS Symposium Series 799, p. 228-242.

Defibaugh, S.T., and Fischman, D.S., 1999 , Biodegradation of MTBE utilizing a magnesium peroxide compound--A case study, in Alleman, B.C., and Leeson, Andrea, eds., In Situ Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Other Organic Compounds, V. 3, Fifth International In Situ and Onsite Bioremediation Symposium, San Diego, Calif., April 19-22, 1999 [Proceedings]: Battelle Publications, p. 1-6.

Drobat, P.A., Bleckrnann, C.A., and Agrawal, Abinash, 1997 , Determination of the cometabolic biodegradation potential of methyl tertiary butyl ether in laboratory microcosms, in American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry preprints of papers, 213th, San Francisco, Calif.: ACS, v. 37, no. 1, p. 405-406.

Durrant, G.C., Schirmer, Mario, Einarson, M.D., Wilson, R.D., and Mackay, D.M., 1999 , Assessment of the dissolution of gasoline containing MTBE at LUST Site 60, Vandenberg Air Force Base, 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. 158-166.

Erickson, B.E., 2001 , Potential aerobic MTBE biodegradation: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 35 no. 5 p. 96A-97A.

Eweis, J.B., Schroeder, E.D., Chang, D.P.Y., and Scow, K.M., 1998 , Biodegradation of MTBE in a pilot-scale biofilter, in Wickramanayake, G.B., and Hinchee, R.E., eds., Physical, Chemical and Thermal Technologies--Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, First International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, Calif., May 18-21, 1998: Columbus, Ohio, Battelle Press, p. 341-346.

Eweis, J.B., Watanabe, Naoko, Schroeder, E.D., Chang, D.P.Y., and Scow, K.M., 1998 , MTBE biodegradation in the presence of other gasoline components, 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. 55-62.

Fayolle, F., Vandecasteele, J.-P., and Monot, F., 2001 , Microbial degradation and fate in the environment of methyl tert-butyl ether and related fuel oxygenates: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, v. 56, no. 3/4, p. 339-349.

Finneran, K.T., and Lovley, D.R., 2001 , Anaerobic degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and tert-butyl alcohol: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 35, no. 9, p. 1785-1790.

Finneran, Kevin, Lovley, Derek, and Moyer, Ellen, 2001 , Anaerobic strategies for enhanced MTBE and TBA bioremediation: Contaminated Soil Sediment and Water, Special Oxygenated Fuels Issue, Spring 2001, p. 91-94.

Fiorenza, S., Suarez, M.P., and Rifai, H.S., 2002 , MTBE in groundwater--Status and remediaton: Journal of Environmental Engineering, v. 128, no. 9, p. 773-781.

Fortin, N.Y., and Deshusses, M.A., 1999 , Gas phase biotreatment of MTBE, in Alleman, B.C., and Leeson, Andrea, eds., Bioreactor and Ex Situ Biological Treatment Technologies, V. 5, Fifth International In Situ and Onsite Bioremediation Symposium, San Diego, Calif., April 19-22, 1999 [Proceedings]: Columbus, Ohio, Battelle Publications, p. 129-134.

Fortin, N.Y., and Deshusses, M.A., 1999 , Treatment of methyl tert-butyl ether vapors in biotrickling filters. 1. Reactor strartup, steady-state performance, and culture characteristics: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 33, no. 17, p. 2980-2986.

Fortin, N.Y., and Deshusses, M.A., 1999 , Treatment of methyl tert-butyl ether vapors in biotrickling filters. 2. Analysis of the rate-limiting step and behavior under transient conditions: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 33, no. 17, p. 2987-2991.

Francois, A., Mathis, H., Godefroy, D., Piveteau, P., Fayolle, F., and Monot, F., 2002 , Biodegradation of methyl tertMycobacterium austroafricanum IFT 2012: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, v. 68, no. 6, p. 2754-2762.

Fujiwara, Yasuo, Konoshita, Tatsuo, Sato, Hiroshi, and Kojima, Ichiro, 1984 , Biodegradation and bioconcentration of alkyl ethers: Yukagatu, v. 33, no. 2, p. 111-115 [Abs. and illus. in English.].

Garnier, P.M., Auria, R., and Revah, S., 2000 , Cometabolic biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether by a soil consortium: effect of components present in gasoline: Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, v. 46, no. 2, p. 79-84.

Garnier, Patrice, Auria, Richard, Magana, Miguel, and Revah, Sergio, 1999 , Cometabolic biodegradation of methyl T-butyl ether by a soil consortium, in Alleman, B.C., and Leeson, Andrea, eds., In Situ Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Other Organic Compounds, V. 3, Fifth International In Situ and Onsite Bioremediation Symposium, San Diego, Calif., April 19-22, 1999 [Proceedings]: Columbus, Ohio, Battelle Publications, p. 31-35.

Gibbs, J.T. and others, 2002 , Multiple methods for determining stability of attenuating MTBE groundwater plume: Journal of Environmental Engineering, v. 128, no. 9, p. 891-901.

Hanson, J.R., Ackerman, C.E., and Scow, K.M., 1999 , Biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether by a bacterial pure culture: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, v. 65, no. 11, p. 4788-4792.

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.

Hernandez-Perez, G., Fayolle, F., and Vandecastle, J.-P., 2001 , Biodegradation of ethyl t-butyl ether (ETBE), methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) and t-amyl methyl ether (TAME> by Gordonia terrae: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, vol. 55, p. 117-121.

Hickman, G.T., Novak, J.T., Morris, M.S., and Rebhun, M., 1989 , Effects of site variations on subsurface biodegradation potential: Journal WPCF, v. 61, no. 9, p. 1564-1575.

Hickman, G.T., and Novak, J.T., 1989 , Relationship between subsurface biodegradation rate and microbial density: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 23, no. 5, p. 525-532.

Hitzig, Robert, Kostecki, Paul, and Leonard, Denise, 1998 , Study reports LUST programs are feeling effects of MTBE releases: Soil & Groundwater Cleanup, Aug.-Sept. Issue, p. 15-19.

Horan, C.M., and Brown, E.J., 1995 , Biodegradation and inhibitory effects of methyl-tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) added to microbial consortia, in Annual Conference on Hazardous Waste Research, 10th, Manhattan, Kansas State University, May 23-24, 1995, [Proceedings]: p. 11-19.

Howard, P.H., ed., 1993 , Handbook of environmental fate and exposure data for organic chemicals: Ann Arbor, Mich., Lewis Publishers, Inc., v. IV, p. 71-75.

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.

Hunkeler, D., Butler, B.J., Aravena, R., and Barker, J.F., 2002 , Stable isotope ratios as a tool to assess biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and tert-butyl alcohol: IAHS Publication, v. 275, p. 283-286.

Hunkeler, D., Butler, B.J., Aravena, R., and Barker, J.F., 2001 , Monitoring biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) using compound-specific carbon isotope analysis: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 35, no. 4, p. 676-681.

Hunt, C.S., Alvarez, P.J., Dos Santos, R.F., and Coseuli, H.X., 1997 , Effect of ethanol on aerobic BTX degradation, in Alleman, B.C., and Leeson, A., eds., Natural Attenuation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Fourth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium, New Orleans, La., April 1997 [Proceedings]: Columbus, Ohio, Battelle Publications, p. 49-54.

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.

Huttunen, H., Wyness, L.E., and Kallioski, P., 1997 , Identification of environmental hazards of gasoline oxygenate tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME): Chemosphere, v. 35, no. 6, p. 1199-1214.

Hyman, Michael, Kwon, Paul, Williamson, Kenneth, and O'Reilly, Kirk, 1998 , Cometabolism of MTBE by alkane-utilizing microorganisms, in Wickramanayake, G.B., and Hinchee, R.E., eds., Physical, Chemical and Thermal Technologies--Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, First International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, Calif., May 18-21, 1998: Columbus, Ohio, Battelle Press, p. 321-326.

Hyman, Michael, and O'Reilly, Kirk, 1999 , Physiological and enzymatic features of MTBE-degrading bacteria, in Alleman, B.C., and Leeson, Andrea, eds., In Situ Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Other Organic Compounds, V. 3, Fifth International In Situ and Onsite Bioremediation Symposium, San Diego, Calif., April 19-22, 1999 [Proceedings]: Columbus, Ohio, Battelle Publications, p. 7-12.

International Programme of Chemical Safety, 1998 , Environmental health criteria 206--Methyl tertiary-butyl ether: Geneva, Switzerland, World Health Organization, 199 p.

Javanmardian, M., and Glasser, H.A., 1997 , In-situ biodegradation of MTBE using biosparging, in American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry preprints of papers, 213th, San Francisco, Calif.: ACS, v. 37, no. 1, p. 424.

Jensen, H.M., and Arvin, Erik, 1990 , Solubility and degradability of the gasoline additive MTBE, methyl tert-butyl-ether, and gasoline compounds in water, in Arendt, F., Hinsenveld, M., and van den Brink, W.J., eds., Contaminated Soil '90: Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers, p. 445-448.

Johnson, R.L., and Grady, D.E., 1997 , Remediation of a fractured clay soil contaminated with gasoline containing MTBE, in Stanley, Anita, ed., Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water--Prevention, Detection, and Remediation Conference, Houston, Tex., Nov. 12-14, 1997, Proceedings: Houston, Tex., National Ground Water Association and American Petroleum Institute, p. 60-73.

Kane, S.R., Beller, H.R., Legler, T.C., Koester, C.J., Pinkart, H.C., Halden, R.U., and Happel, A.M., 2001 , Aerobic biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether by aquifer bacteria from leaking underground storage tank sites: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, v. 67, no. 12, p. 5824-5829.

Kharoune, M., Kharoune, L., Lebault, J.-M., and Pauss, A., 2002 , Aerobic degradation of ethyl-tert-butyl ether by a microbial consortium--Selection and evaluation of biodegradation ability: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, v. 21, no. 10, p. 2052-2058.

Kharoune, M., Pauss, A., and Lebeault, J.M., 2001 , Aerobic biodegradation of an oxygenates mixture--ETBE, MTBE, and TAME in an upflow fixed-bed reactor: Water Research, v. 35, no. 7, p. 1665-1674.

Kinal, Rebecca, Murali, Dev, Dramera, Raveendra, and McDermott, Raymond, 1998 , Contaminant transport modeling to expedite site closure, in Stanley, Anita, ed., Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water--Prevention, Detection, and Remediation Conference, Houston, Tex., Nov. 11-13, 1998 [Proceedings]: Houston, Tex., National Ground Water Association and American Petroleum Institute, p. 130-135.

Koenigsberg, Stephen, Sandefur, Craig, Mahaffey, William, Deshusses, Marc, Fortin, Nathalie, 1999 , Peroxygen mediated bioremediation of MTBE, in Alleman, B.C., and Leeson, Andrea, eds., In Situ Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Other Organic Compounds, V. 3, Fifth International In Situ and Onsite Bioremediation Symposium, San Diego, Calif., April 19-22, 1999 [Proceedings]: Columbus, Ohio, Battelle Publications, p. 13-18.

Lahvis, M.A., Baker, R.J., and Baehr, A.L., 1999 , Mass transport of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) across the water table and significance for natural-attenuation remediation at a gasoline-spill site in Beaufort, S.C., in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxics Hydrology Program--Technical Meeting, Volume 3, Subsurface Contamination from Point Sources Charleston, S.C., Mar. 8-12, 1999 [Proceedings]: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report, WRIR 99-4018C, p. 75-86.

Lahvis, M.A., Baker, R.J., and Baehr, A.L., 1999 , Transport of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and hydrocarbons to ground water from gasoline spills in the unsaturated zone, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H. T., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxics Hydrology Program--Technical Meeting, Volume 3, Subsurface Contamination from Point Sources, Charleston, S.C., Mar. 8-12, 1999 [Proceedings]: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report, WRIR 99-4018C, p. 113-120.

Lahvis, M.A., and Baehr, A.L., 1998 , Simulating transport of volatile organic compounds in the unsaturated zone using the computer model R-UNSAT: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet, FS-019-98, 4 p.

Lahvis, M.A., and Rehmann, L.C., 1999 , Simulation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) transport to ground water from immobile sources of gasoline in the vadose zone, 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., 247-259.

Landmeyer, J.E., Bradley, P.M., and Chapelle, F.H., 1999 , Fate of MTBE relative to benzene in a gasoline-contaminated aquifer, in Morganwalp, D.W., and Buxton, H.T., eds., U.S. Geologcial Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Technical Meeting, Volume 3, Subsurface Contamination from Point Sources, Charleston, S.C., Mar. 8-12, 1999 [Proceedings]: U.S. Geological Survey, Water-Resources Investigations Report, WRIR 99-4018C, p. 59-74.

Landmeyer, J.E., Chapelle, F.H., Bradley, P.M., Pankow, J.F., Church, C.D., and Tratnyek, P.G., 1998 , Fate of MTBE relative to benzene in a gasoline-contaminated aquifer (1993-98): Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation, Fall, p.93-102.

Landmeyer, J.E., Chapelle, F.H., Herlong, H.H., and Bradley, P.M., 2001 , Methyl tert-butyl ether biodegradation by indigenous aquifer microorganisms under natural and artificial ozic conditions: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 35, no. 6, p. 1118-1126.

Lawuyi, Richard, and Fingas, Merv, 1997 , Environmental impact of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), in Technical Seminar of Chemical Spills, 14th, [Proceedings]: Ottawa, Ontario, Environment Canada, p. 127-141.

Liang, Sun, Yates, R.S., Palencia, L.S., and Bruno, J.M., 1999 , Oxidation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) by ozone and peroxone and identification of by-products [CD ROM], in American Water Works Assocition Annual Conference, Chicago, Ill., June 20-24, 1999 [Proceedings]: American Water Works Association.

Liu, C.Y., Speitel, G.E., and Georgiou, George, 2001 , Kinetics of methyl t-butyl ether cometabolism at low concentrations by pure cultures of butane-degrading bacteria: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, v. 67, no. 5, p. 2197-2201.

Mackay, D.M., Einarson, M.D., Wilson, R.D., Fowler, Bill, Scow, Kate, Hyman, Mike, Nass, Claudia, Schirmer, Mario, and Durrant, G.C., 1999 , Field studies of in situ remediation of an MTBE plume at Site 60, Vandenberg Air Force Base, 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. 178-188.

Magar, V.S., Hartzell, K., Burton, C., Gibbs, J.T., and Macchiarella, T.L., Jr., 2002 , Aerobic and cometabolic MTBE biodegradation at Novato and Port Hueneme: Journal of Environmental Engineering, v. 128, no. 9, p. 883-890.

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