Here is a comprehensive and up-to date compendium of the technology and management of MTBE contamination, exploring the myths which impede successful clean-up techniques, and offering effective solutions. Section I looks at the history, properties, occurrence and assessment of MTBE. Section II discusses applicable remediation technologies. Section III offers remediation case studies.

Section I-mtbe History, Properties, Occurrence, And Assessment.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Chemical and Physical Properties.- 3. Fate and Transport of MTBE and Other Gasoline Components.- 4. MTBE Occurrence in Surface and Ground Water.- 5. Site Assessment.- 6. Laboratory Analysis of Oxygenated Gasoline Constituents.- 7. Risk Assessment.- Section II-Applicable Remediation Technologies.- 8. Receptor Protection.- 9. Source Control.- 10. Soil Vapor Extraction, Bioventing, and Air Sparging.- 11. In Situ Chemical Oxidation.- 12. Aerobic In Situ Bioremediation.- 13. Anaerobic In Situ Bioremediation.- 14. Phytoremediation of MTBE-A Review of the State of the Technology.- 15. Ground Water Recovery and Treatment.- 16. Monitored Natural Attenuation of MTBE.- Section III-Remediation Case Studies.- 17. Remedial Costs for MTBE in Soil and Ground Water.- 18. Remediation Experiences in Finland.- 19. USEPA Case Studies Database for MTBE Remediation.- 20. Remediation of Realeases Containing MTBE at Gasoline Station Sites-ENSR International's Experience.- 21. Source Control and Point of Entry Treatment at a Massachusetts Site.- 22. Physical Treatment at a New Hampshire Site.- 23. Physical Treatment at a Massachusetts Site.- 24. Strategic Pumping to Divert an MTBE/BTEX Plume from Municipal Water Supply Wells.- 25. Ozone Microbubble Sparging at a California Site.- 26. MTBE Cleanup Technology Evaluations at the Port Hueneme NETTS.- 27. Bioremediation at a New Jersey Site Using Propane-Oxidizing Bacteria.- 28. Application of an In Situ Bioremedy Biobarrier at a Retail Gas Station.- 29. Ground Water Recovery and Bioreactor Treatment at a California Site.- 30. Natural Attenuation of Tert Butyl Alcohol at a Texas Chemical Plant.- 31. Natural Attenuation of Benzene and MTBE at FourMidwestern U.S. Sites.- APPENDICES.- Appendix A-MTBE Occurrence in Surface and Ground Water Edited by James A.M. Thomson.- MTBE and the USGS's NAWQA Program.- The NAWQA Program.- Program Status.- MTBE Data.- Patterns.- Conclusions.- Limitations.- Summary.- MTBE Occurrence in the United States.- National MTBE Survey.- Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic States.- Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM).- Midwestern States Study.- Conclusions of the Midwestern States Study.- Additional State Studies.- Conclusions.- MTBE Occurrence in England and Wales.- Fuel Background.- Water Background.- Study Method.- Risk Assessment.- Conclusions.- Impacts.- Further Work.- Acknowledgement.- Plume Length Studies (Texas, Florida, and California).- Texas.- Florida.- California.- History of MTBE in California.- Comparison among Texas, Florida, and California.- Comparison of Plume Lengths for MTBE and BTEX at 212 South Carolina Sites.- Conclusions.- References.- Acronyms.- Appendix B-Primary Author Contact Information.- Acronyms.