Groundwater contamination from fossil derived fuels is widespread throughout the United States. A wealth of scientific information and conventional technology are available to treat conventional fuel hydrocarbons like benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylenes (BTEX). Substantially less is known about fuel constituents such as methyl-tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) and other oxygenates which are often added to gasoline to increase octane ratings and to reduce harmful, air polluting combustion by products.
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