ISBN: 9781566705530

Written by an expert team of scientists, engineers, and toxicologists, MTBE: Effects on Soil and Ground-Water Resources provides complete in-depth coverage of the assessment and potential… Plus…

Written by an expert team of scientists, engineers, and toxicologists, MTBE: Effects on Soil and Ground-Water Resources provides complete in-depth coverage of the assessment and potential remediation strategies of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE). In addition to a history and overview of fuel oxygenates and MTBE, the book contains the latest information on: Physical and chemical properties Toxicity and health effects Taste and odor thresholds Transport and fate in the environment Detection and treatment in soil and groundwater Environmental policy Get rapid access to the precise data you need with: Dozens of tables and diagrams Safety data sheets State-by-state clean-up standards Useful web sites Geological principles Subsurface investigation tools Synthesis, properties, and environmental breakdown products Plume geometries Remediation strategies Toxicity and human health risk calculations Extensive conversion tables MTBE: Effects on Soil and Ground-Water Resources examines and clarifies every issue in the national debate on this controversial environmental problem. Mtbe Jacobs, James J. / Jacobs, James A. / Guertin, Jacques, CRC Press<