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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.

Anderson, M.A., 2000 , Removal of MTBE and other organic contaminants from water by sorption to high silica zeolites: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 34, no. 4, p. 725-727.

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, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Crawford, S.L., Smith, L.R., and Kilpatrick, T., 2001 , Treatment of MTBE for one of Dallas' largest surface water supplies, in American Water Works Association Annual Conference Proceedings, Washington, D.C., June 17-21, 2001 [Proceedings]: Denver, Colo., American Water Works Association, 12 p.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

International Technology Corporation, 1988 , Treatment system for the reduction of aromatic hydrocarbons and ether concentrations in groundwater: Washington, D.C., Health and Environmental Sciences Department, American Petroleum Institute Publication No. 4471, 95 p.

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.

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.

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.

Lopes, T.J., and Bender, D.A., 1998 , Nonpoint sources of volatile organic compounds in urban areas, in Source Water Assessment and Protection--A Technical Conference, Dallas, Tex., April 28-30 [Proceedings]: Fountain Valley, Calif., National Water Institute, p. 199-200.

Mackay, Donald, Shiu, W.Y., and Ma, K.C., 1993 , Illustrated handbook of physical-chemical properties and environmental fate for organic chemicals--Volume III--Volatile organic chemicals: Ann Arbor, Mich., Lewis Publishers, Inc., p. 756.

Malcom Pirnie, Inc., 1998 , Evaluation of the fate and transport of ethanol in the environment: Prepared for American Methanol Institute, Oakland, Calif., Malcome Pirnie, Inc., 58 p.

Moran, M.J., Zogorski, J.S., and Squillace, P.J., 2003 , MTBE in groundwater of the U.S.--Occurrence, potential sources, and long-range transport, in Rapport, D.J., Lasley, W.L., Rolston, D.E., Nielsen, N.O., Qualset, C.O., and Damania, A.B., eds., Managing for Healthy Ecosystems: Boca Raton, Fla., Lewis Publishers, p. 1435-1446.

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.

Oktar, Nuray, Murtezaoglu, Kirali, Dogu, Timur, and Dogu, Gulsen, 1999 , Dynamic analysis of adsorption equilibrium and rate parameters of reactants and products in MTBE, ETBE and TAME production: The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 77, p. 406-412.

Pankow, J.F., Luo, Wentai, Isabelle, L.M., Bender, D.A., and Baker, R.A., 1998 , Determination of a wide range of volatile organic compounds in ambient air using multisorbent adsorption/thermal desorption and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry: Analytical Chemistry, v. 70, no. 24, p. 5213-5211.

Pankow, J.F., Thomson, N.R., Johnson, R.L., Baehr, A.L., and Zogorski, J.S., 1997 , The urban atmosphere as a non-point source for the transport of MTBE and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to shallow groundwater: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 31, no. 10, p. 2821-2828.

Post, Gloria, 1994 , Methyl tertiary butyl ether health-based maximum contaminant level support document, in New Jersey Drinking Water Quality Institute, Maximum contaminant level recomendations for hazardous contaminants in drinking water--Appendix A--Health-based maximum contaminant level support documents and addenda: Trenton, N.J., Division of Science and Research, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, July [September 26], 16 p.

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.

Prager, J.C., ed., 1992 , Methyl tert-butyl ether, in Dangerous properties of industrial materials report: v. 12, no. 3, p. 381-394.

Rathbun, R.E., 1998 , Transport, behavior, and fate of volatile organic compounds in streams: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1589, 151 p.

Salanitro, J.P., Chou, Chi-Su, Wisniewski, H.L., and Vipond, T.E., 1998 , Perspectives on MTBE biodegradation and the potential for in situ aquifer bioremediation, 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., Naitonal Ground Water Association, p. 40-54.

Schirmer, Mario, Barker, J.F., Butler, B.J., Church, C.D., and Schirmer, Kristin, 1998 , Natural attenuation of MTBE at the Borden Field Site, 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. 327-331.

Schirmer, Mario, Butler, B.J., Barker, J.F., Church, C.D., and Schirmer, K., 1999 , Evaluation of biodegradation and dispersion as natural attenuation processes of MTBE and benzene at the Borden Field site: Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, v. 24, no. 6, p. 557-560.

Schirmer, Mario, and Barker, J.F., 1998 , A study of long-term MTBE attenuation in the Borden Aquifer, Ontario, Canada: Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation, Spring, p. 113-122.

Schorr, Paul, 1994 , Appendix E--Occurrence, treatability and estimated statewide costs to achieve a proposed maximum contaminant level of 70 ppb for methyl tertiary butyl ether in public and nonpublic drinking water systems in New Jersey: Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, 33 p.

Seagren, E.A., and Becker, J.G., 2002 , Review of natural attenuation of BTEX and MTBE in groundwater: Practice Periodical of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management, v. 6, no. 3, p. 156-172.

Speth, T.F., and Miltner, R.J., 1990 , Technical note--Adsorption capacity of GAC for synthetic organics: Journal of the American Water Works Association, v. 82, no. 2, p. 72-75.

Squillace, P.J., 1996 , A review of the environmental behavior and fate of fuel oxygenates [abs.], in Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry abstract book, 17th, Washington, D.C., November 17-21, 1996: Washington, D.C., SETAC, p. 114-115.

Squillace, P.J., Pankow, J.F., Korte, N.E., and Zogorski, J.S., 1997 , Review of the environmental behavior and fate of methyl tert-butyl ether: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, v. 16, no. 9, p. 1836-1844.

Squillace, P.J., Pankow, J.F., and Zogorski, J.S., 1998 , Environmental behavior and fate of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), 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. 4-9.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1998 , Oxygenates in Water--Critical information and research needs: Washington, D.C., Office of Research and Development, EPA-600-R-98/048, 65 p.

Welke, Birgit, Ettlinger, Karin, and Riederer, Markus, 1998 , Sorption of volatile organic chemicals in plant surfaces: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 32, no. 8, p. 1099-1104.

Wibowo, A.A.E., 1994 , DECOS and NEG basis for an occupational standard--Methyl-tert-butyl ether: Solna, Sverige, National Institute of Occupational Health, 22 p.

Woolfenden, Elizabeth, 1997 , Monitoring VOCs in air using sorbent tubes followed by thermal desorption-capillary GC analysis--Summary of data and practical guidelines: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Asssociation, v. 47, p. 20-36.

Worthington, M.A., and Perez, E.J., 1993 , Dating gasoline releases using ground-water chemical analyses--Case studies: Ground Water Mangement, v. 17, p. 203-217.

Zogorski, J.S., Delzer, G.C., Bender, D.A., Squillace, P.J., Lopes, T.J., Baehr, A.L., Stackelberg, P.E., Landmeyer, J.E., Boughton, C.J., Lico, M.S., Pankow, J.F., Johnson, R.L., and Thomson, N.R., 1998 , MTBE--Summary of findings and research by the U.S. Geological Survey, in 1998 Annual Conference of Water Quality, June 21-25, 1998, Dallas, Texas [Proceedings]: American Water Works Association, v. D, p. 287-309.

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