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Allan, R.D., and Parmele, C.S., 1983 , Treatment technology for removal of dissolved gasoline components from ground water, in National Symposium on Aquifer Restoration and Ground-Water Monitoring, 3d, Columbus, Ohio, May 25-27, 1983 [Proceedings]: Columbus, Ohio, p. 51-59.

American Petroleum Institute, 2000 , Strategies for characterizing subsurface releases of gasoline containing MTBE: Washington, D.C., Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, Publication No. 4699, 57 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, 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.

Andrews, Charles, 1998 , MTBE--A long-term threat to ground water quality: Ground Water, v. 36, no. 5, p. 705-706.

Angle, C.R., 1991 , If the tap water smells foul, think MTBE: Journal of the American Medical Association, v. 266, no. 21, p. 2965-2966.

Baehr, A.L., 1999 , Occurrence of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) throughout the hydrologic cycle in New Jersey [abs.], in EOS Transactions, 1999 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., Dec. 13-17, 1999: Washington, D.C., American Geophysical Union, v. 80, no. 46, Nov. 16, 1999 Supplement, p. F421.

Baehr, A.L., Charles, E.G., and Baker, R.J., 2001 , Methyl tert-butyl ether degradation in the unsaturated zone and the relation between MTBE in the atmosphere and shallow groundwater: Water Resources Research, v. 37, no. 2, p. 223-233.

Baehr, A.L., Kauffman, L.J., Charles, E.G., Baker, R.J., Stackelberg, P.E., Ayers, M.A., and Zapecza, O.S., 1999 , Sampling throughout the hydrologic cycle to characterize sources of volatile organic compounds in ground water, 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. 21-26.

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.

Baehr, A.L., Stackelberg, P.E., and Baker, R.J., 1999 , Evaluation of the atmosphere as a source of volatile organic compounds in shallow groundwater: Water Resources Research, v. 35, no. 1, p. 127-136.

Baehr, A.L., and Reilly, T.J., 2001 , Water quality and occurrence of methyl-tert butyl ether (MTBE) and other fuel related compounds in lakes and ground water at lakeside communities in Sussex and Morris Counties, New Jersey, 1998-1999: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report, WRIR 01-4149, 86 p.

Baker, R.J., Best, E.W., and Baehr, A.L., 2002 , Used motor oil as a source of MTBE, TAME, and BTEX to ground water: Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation, v. 22, no. 4, p. 46-51.

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., Zoby, J.L.G., and de Oliveira, E., 2001 , Seeking the impact of ethanol in gasoline on BTEX plumes in Brazilian ground water 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. 69-72.

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.

Barker, J.F., Schirmer, Mario, Butler, B.J.and Church, C.D., 1998 , Fate and transport of MTBE in groundwater - results of a controlled field experiment in light of other experience, 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. 10-14.

Bass, E., 1996 , A review of treatment technologies for MTBE [abs.], in Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Abstract Book, 17th, Washington, D.C., Nov. 17-21, 1996: Washington, D.C., SETAC, p. 311.

Bealer, Buddy, Byrnes, J.P., and Springer, K., 1998 , No purging ground-water sampling proposal for gasoline compounds in New Jersey unconfined aquifers, 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. 474-482.

Beckenbach, E.H., Emerson, K., and Happel, A.M., 2002 , Methyl tert-butyl ether at California leaking underground fuel-tank sites--Observations and implications, 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. 28-41.

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.

Bolton, J.R., Safarzadeh-Amiri, Ali, Cater, S.R., Dussert, Bertrand, Stefan, Mihael, and Mack, John, 1998 , Mechanism and efficiency of the degradation of MTBE in contaminated groundwater by the UV/H2O2 Process, 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. 36-39.

Borden, R.C., 1997 , Intrinsic bioremediation of MTBE and BTEX--Field and laboratory results, in American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry preprints of papers, 213th, San Francisco, Calif.: ACS, v. 37, no. 1, p. 426-427.

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., 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.

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, Farrow, J.R.C., Rodriguez, R.A., and Johnson, B.J., 1998 , Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) contamination of the city of Santa Monica drinking water supply - an update, 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. 16-25.

Brown, Anthony, Farrow, J.R.C., Rodriquez, R.A., Jonhson, B.J., and Bellomo, A.J., 1997 , Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MtBE) contamination of the city of Santa Monica drinking water supply, in Stanley, Anita, ed., Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water--Prevention, Detection, and Remediation Conference, Houston, Tex., Nov. 12-14, [Proceedings]: Houston, Tex., National Ground Water Association, and American Petroleum Institute, p. 35-59.

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.

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.

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.

Buxton, H.T., Landmeyer, J.E., Baehr, A.L., Church, C.D., and Tratnyek, P.G., 1997 , Interdisciplinary investigation of subsurface contaminant transport and fate at point-source releases of gasoline containing MTBE, in Stanley, Anita, ed., Petroleum Hydrocarbon Conference--Prevention, Detection, and Restoration, Houston, Tex., Nov. 12-14, 1997, [Proceedings]: Houston, Tex., National Ground Water Association and American Petroleum Institute, p. 2-18.

Byrnes, J.P., Briglia, J.E., and Bealer, L.J.B., 1997 , Purge vs. no purge for sampling BTEX and MTBE in groundwater, in Kostecki, P.T., Calabrese, E.J., and Bonazountas, Marc, eds., Contaminated Soils: Amherst, Mass., Amherst Scientic Publishers, v. 2, p. 681-693.

California Environmental Protection Agency, 1997 , MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether): California Environmental Protection Agency, 23 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.

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.

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.

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., 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.

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.

Cook, G.E.J., Davis, L.R., Tulloch, C., and Headlee, C., 2001 , Evaluation of MtBE occurrence at operating gasoline UST facilities in Santa Clara County, California--Preliminary findings 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. 17-31.

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., and Fernandes, Marilda, 1999 , Co-solvency effect in aquifers contaminated with ethanol-amended gasoline, 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]: Battelle Publications, p. 135-140.

Creek, D.M., and Davidson, J.M., 1998 , The performance and cost of MTBE remediation technologies, 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. 560-568.

Crowley, J.S., and Tulloch, Chris, 1998 , Santa Clara Valley Water District's leaking UST oversight program "MTBE issues in Santa Clara County ground water supplies", 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. 26-35.

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.

Daly, M.H., and Lindsey, B.D., 1996 , Occurrence and concentrations of volatile organic compounds in shallow ground water in the Lower Susquehanna River Basin, Pennsylania and Maryland: Denver, Colo., U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4141, 8 p.

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 a, Fate and transport of MTBE--The latest data, in Stanley, Anita, ed., Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water--Prevention, Detection, and Remediation Conference, Houston, Tex., 1995, [Proceedings]: Houston, Tex., National Ground Water Association and American Petroleum Institute, p. 285-301.

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 Creek, D.N., 2000 , Using the gasoline additive MTBE in forensic environmental investigations: Environmental Forensics, v. 1, p. 31-36.

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., 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.

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.

Delzer, G.C., and Ivahnenko, Tamara, 2002 , Occurrence and temporal variability of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and other volatile organic compounds in select sources of drinking water--Results of the focused survey: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report, WRIR 02-4084, 65 p.

Delzer, G.C., and Ivahnenko, Tamara, 2001 , A review of literature for methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in sources of drinking water in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, OFR 01-322, 16 p.

Delzer, G.C., and Setmire, J.G., 1999 , Quality of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) data for ground-water samples collected during 1993-95 as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-101-99, 4 p.

Dooher, B.P., Happel, A.M., and Kastenberg, W.E., 1998 , Holistic risk management of MTBE in groundwater basins in Wickramanayake, G.B., and Hinchee, R.E., eds., Risk, Resource, and Regulatory Issues--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. 293-299.

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.

Einarson, M.D., Schirmer, Mario, Pezeshkpour, Parsa, Mackay, D.M., and Wilson, R.D., 1999 , Comparison of eight innovative site characterization tools used to investigate 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. 147-157.

Einarson, M.D., and Mackay, D.M., 2001 , Predicting impacts of ground water contamination: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 35, no. 3, p. 66A-73A.

Fenelon, J.M., and Moore, R.C., 1996 , Occurrence of volatile organic compounds in ground water in the White River Basin, Indiana, 1994-95: U.S.Geological Survey Fact Sheet, FS-138-96, 4 p.

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.

Frank, R.J., and Huntley, David, 1997 , Processes affecting free-phase hydrocarbon removal by vapor extraction, 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. 772-733.

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.

Geotimes, 1995 , Gasoline additive found in ground water: Geotimes, v. August, p. 12-13.

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.

Ging, P.B., Judd, L.J., and Wynn, K.H. 1997 , Water-quality assessment of South Central Texas--Occurrence and distribution of volatile organic compounds in surface water and ground water, 1983-94, and implications for future monitoring: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report, WRIR 97-4028, 20 p.

Grady, S.J., 2002 , A National Survey of Methyl tert-butyl ether and other volatile organic compounds in drinking-water sources--Results of the random survey: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report, WRIR 02-4079, 85 p.

Grady, S.J., 1997 , Distribution of MTBE in ground water in New England by aquifer type and land use, in American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry preprints of papers, 213th, San Francisco, Calif.: ACS, v. 37, no. 1, p. 392-394.

Grady, S.J., 1997 , Volatile organic compounds in ground water in the Connecticut, Housatonic, and Thames River Basins, 1993-1995: U.S. Geologcial Survey Fact Sheet FS-029-97, 6 p.

Grady, S.J., 1996 , Detections of MTBE in surficial and bedrock aquifers in New England [abs.], in Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting abstract book, 17th, Washington, D.C., November 17-21, 1996: Washington, D.C., SETAC, p. 115.

Grady, S.J., and Casey, G.D., 1999 , A plan for assessing the occurrence and distribution of methyl tert-butyl ether and other volatile organic compounds in drinking water and ambient ground water in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, OFR 99-207, 36 p.

Grady, S.J., and Mullaney, J.R., 1998 , Natural and human factors affecting shallow water quality in surficial aquifers in the Connecticut, Housatonic, and Thames River Basins: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report, WRIR 98-4042, 81 p.

Graves, K.L, and MacLeod, N.S., 1998 , A basin protection strategy for sites with MTBE impacts, 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. 71-75.

Graves, K.L., and MacLeod, N.S., 1998 , A basin protection strategy for sites with MTBE impacts, 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. 12-17.

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.

Halden, R.U., Happel, A.M., Schoen, S.R., 2001 , Evaluation of standard methods for the analysis of methyl tert-butyl ether and related oxygenates in gasoline-contaminated groundwater: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 35, no. 7, p. 1469-1474.

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.

Hardisty, P.E., Kramer, Erik, and Brown, Anthony, 1999 , Economic analysis of remedial objective alternatives for MtBE contaminated aquifers, 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. 191-201.

Hardisty, P.E., and Schroder, R.A., 1996 , Fracture-controlled transport of MTBE, in Stanley, Anita, ed., Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water--Prevention, Detection, and Remediation Conference, Houston, Tex., Nov. 13-15, Proceedings: Houston, Tex., National Ground Water Association and American Petroleum Institute, p. 31-44.

Hartley, W.R., Englande, A.J., Jr., and Harrington, D.J., 1999 , Health risk assessment of groundwater contaminated with methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE): Water Science Technology, v. 39, no. 10-11, p. 305-310.

Hartley, W.R., and Englande, A.J., Jr., 1992 , Health risk assessment of the migration of unleaded gasoline--A model for petroleum products: Water Science & Technology, v. 25, no. 3, p. 65-72.

Hartranft, M., 1995 , Gasoline additive linked to cancer: Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, NM, p. C2.

Hettrick, C.M., 2000 , The MTBE contamination problem--Will insurance defend, investigate, and clean up the mess?: Environmental Claims Journal, v. 13, no. 1, p.27-37.

Hong, M.S., Farmayan, W.F., Dortch, I.J., and Chiang, C.Y., 2001 , Phytoremediation of MTBE from a groundwater plume: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 35, no. 6, p. 1231-1239.

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.

Huntley, David, and Beckett, G.D., 1999 , Relationship between risk reduction and Lnapl recovery, 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.26-40.

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