Guertin / Herron / Jacobs Mtbe

Effects on Soil and Groundwater Resources
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4200-3247-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten

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.

Zielgruppe

Environmental Engineers, Toxicologists, Groundwater and Drinking Water Professionals, Risk Managers, Hydrologists, Environmental Chemists, Environmental Health Professionals, Environmental Policy Makers, Consultants, Regulators, Attorneys, and Legislators.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Guertin, Jacques

Herron, Christy

Jacobs, James A.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltkriminalität, Umweltrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
History and Overview of Fuel Oxygenates and MTBE
Physical and Chemical Properties of MTBE
Toxicity, Health Effects, and Taste and Odor Thresholds of MTBE
Transport and Fate of MTBE in the Environment
Detection and Treatment of MTBE in Soil and Ground Water
MTBE: A Perspective on Environmental Policy
Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendices