Assessing the transport and fate of MTBE - An article on the oxygenates MTBE and TAME and how they have led to contamination of major aquifers, including the Chalk aquifer of southern England.
European Fuel Oxygenates Association - Extensive information on the benefits of oxygenates in gasoline, the role that MTBE plays in improving air quality, and health and environmental issues related to its use. Source is trade organization of MTBE producers.
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether - Fact sheet on the fate and transport of MTBE (from underground gasoline storage tanks) in groundwater.
MTBE Resources - American Petroleum Institute compilation of online technical information on fuel oxygenates (primarily MTBE) in soil, groundwater and surface water. Includes both API-generated material and information from other sources.
MTBE Study - California Energy Commission study on methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE).
MTBE Treatment Profiles - U.S. EPA compilation of studies and experiences with in situ and ex situ treatment of groundwater and drinking water contaminated with MTBE.
Reformulated Gasoline - U.S. EPA collection of fact sheets, technical documents, computer models, data, Congressional testimony, and other materials about the reformulation of gasoline by adding MTBE, ethanol, or other oxygenates to reduce air pollution.
