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This book provides comprehensive information on the management of releases of gasoline containing methyl tert butyl ether (MTBE). Our primary focus is MTBE, but other constituents are also discussed because a gasoline release includes several hundrend compounds. Other important gasoline constituents include tert butyl alcohol (TBA) and the aromatic compounds benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX), among others.
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Moyer, E.E. (2003). Introduction. In: Moyer, E.E., Kostecki, P.T. (eds) MTBE Remediation Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0021-6_1
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