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Achten, C., Kolb, A., and Puttmann, W., 2002 , Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in river and wastewater in Germany.1: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 36, no. 17, p. 3652-3661.

Achten, C., Kolb, A., and Puttmann, W., 2002 , Occurrence of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in riverbank filtered water and drinking water produced by riverbank filtration.2: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 36, no. 17, p. 3662-3670.

An, Y.-J., Kampbell, D.H., and Cook, M.L., 2002 , Co-occurrence of MTBE and benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene compounds at marinas in large reservoir: Journal of Environmental Engineering, v. 128, no. 9, p. 902-906.

An, Y.-J., Kampbell, D.H., and Sewell, G.W., 2002 , Water quality at five marinas in Lake Texoma as related to methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE): Environmental Pollution, v. 118, no. 3, p. 331-336.

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., 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.

Baehr, A.L., and Zapecza, O.S., 1998 , Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and other volatile organic compounds in lakes in Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, summer 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report WRIR 98-4264, 8 p.

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., Black, D.C., and McBlief, K.V., 2002 , MTBE and aromatic hydrocarbons in North Carolina stormwater runoff: Environmental Pollution, v. 118, no. 1, p. 141-152.

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.

Bruce, B.W., 1995 , Denver's urban ground-water quality--Nutrients, pesticides, and volatile organic compounds: U.S. Geologcial Survey Fact Sheet FS-106-95, 2 p.

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.

Dale, M.S., Koch, Bart, Losee, R.F., Crofts, E.W., and Davis, M.K., 2000 , MTBE in Southern California water--Motorized recreation watercraft were the predominant mode of contamination in reservoirs: Journal American Water Works Association, v. 92, no. 8, p. 42-51.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Kampbell, D.H., An, Y.-J., and Williams, V.R., 2001 , Influence of methyl tert-butyl ether on lake water algae: Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, v. 67, no. 4, p. 574-579.

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.

Mancini, E.R., 1997 , Aquatic toxicity data for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE)--Current status, future research, in American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry preprints of papers, 213th, San Francisco, Calif.: ACS, v. 37, no. 1, p. 427-429.

Mancini, E.R., Steen, A., Rausina, G.A., Wong, D.C.L., Arnold, W.R., Gostomski, F.E., Davies, T., Hockett, J.R., Stubblefield, W.A., Drottar, K.R., Springer, T.A., and Errico, P., 2002 , MTBE ambient water quality criteria development--A public/private partnership: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 36, no. 2, p. 125-129.

Moran, M.J., Clawges, R.M., and Zogorski, J.S., 2002 , Methyl tert-butyl ether in ground and surface water of the United States, 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. 2-16.

Moran, M.J., Halde, M.J., Clawges. R.M., and Zogorski, J.S., 2000 , Relations between the detection of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in surface and ground water and its content in gasoline [abs], in American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry, San Franciso, Calif., March 26-30, 2000: American Chemical Society, v. 40, no. 1, p. 195.

O'Brien, A.K., Reiser, R.G., and Gylling, Helle, 1997 , Spatial variability of volatile organic compounds in streams on Long Island, New York and in New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-194-97, 6 p.

Office of Science and Technology Policy, 1995 , Interagency assessment of oxygenated fuels: Washington, D.C., OSTP, The Executive Office of the President, 258 p.

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

Pankow, J.F., Rathburn, R.E., and Zogorski, J.S., 1996 , Calculated volatilization rates of fuel oxygenate compounds and other gasoline-related compounds from rivers and streams--A comparison with other gasoline-related compounds: Chemosphere, v. 33, no. 5, p. 921-937.

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

Reiser, R.G., and O'Brien, A.K., 1998 , Occurrence and seasonal variability of volatile organic compounds in seven New Jersey streams: U.S. Geological Survey, Water-Resources Investigations Report, WRIR 98-4074, 11 p.

Rodriguez, Rey, 1997 , MTBE--Clean water vs. clean air: Ontario, Canada, Association of California Water Agencies, March 13, 200 p.

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.

Stackelberg, P.E., O'Brien, A.K., and Terracciano, S.A., 1997 , Occurrence of MTBE in surface and ground water, Long Island, New York, and New Jersey, in American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry preprints of papers, 213th, San Francisco, Calif.: ACS, v. 37, no. 1, p. 394-397.

Stocking, A.J., and Kavanaugh, M.C., 2000 , Modeling volatilization of MTBE from standing surface waters: Journal of Environmental Engineering, v. 126, no. 12, p. 1131-1136.

Toran, Laura, Lipka, Charles, Baehr, A.L., Reilly, T.J., and Baker, R.J., 2003 , Seasonal and daily variations in concentrations of methyl-tertairy-butyl ether (MTBE) at Cranberry Lake, New Jersey: Water Research, v. 37, no. 15, p. 3756-3766.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1997 , Drinking water advisory--Consumer acceptability advice and health effects analysis on methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MtBE): Washington, D.C., Office of Water, EPA-822-F-97-009, 43 p.

Widdowson, M.A., Ray, R.P., Reeves, H.W., Aelion, C.M., and Holbrooks, K.D., 1995 , Investigation of soil venting-based remediation at a UST site in the Appalachian Piedmont, in Schepart, B.S., ed., Bioremediation of pollutants in soil and water: Philadelphia, Pa., American Society for Testing and Materials, Special Technical Publication 1235, p. 135-148.

Wong, D.C.L., Arnold, W.R., Rausina, G.A., Mancini, E.R., and Steen, A.E., 2001 , Development of a freshwater aquatic toxicity database for ambient water quality criteria for methyl tertiary-butyl ether: Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, v. 20, no. 5, p. 1125-1132.

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.

Zogorski, J.S., Morduchowitz, A.M., Baehr, A.L, Bauman, B.J., Conrad, D.L., Drew, R.T., Korte, N.E., Lapham, W.W., Pankow, J.F., and Washington, E.R., 1996 , Fuel oxygenates and water quality--Current understanding of sources, occurrence in natural waters, environmental behavior, fate, and significance--Final Report: Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, 37 p. with attachments. [Also published by National Science and Technology Council, 1997, Interagency assessment of oxygenated fuels, Chap. 2, Fuel oxygenates and water quality: Washington, DC, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The Exectutive Office of the President, p. 2-1--2-80.]

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