Fuel Oxygenates

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVI

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2. Novel Analytical Methods for the Determination of Fuel Oxygenates in Water

   • Maik A. Jochmann, Torsten C. Schmidt

   Pages 1-30

3. Occurrence and Fate of MTBE in the Aquatic Environment Over the Last Decade

   • Mònica Rosell, Sílvia Lacorte, Damià Barceló

   Pages 31-55

4. Occurrence of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether and Other Fuel Oxygenates in Source Water and Drinking Water of the United States

   • Michael Moran

   Pages 57-73

5. Biodegradability of Oxygenates by Microflora from MTBE-Contaminated Sites: New Molecular Tools

   • Aurélie Babé, Diane Labbé, Frédéric Monot, Charles W. Greer, Françoise Fayolle-Guichard

   Pages 75-98

6. Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis (CSIA) to Characterise Degradation Pathways and to Quantify In-Situ Degradation of Fuel Oxygenates and Other Fuel-Derived Contaminants

   • Mònica Rosell, Max M. Häggblom, Hans-Hermann Richnow

   Pages 99-119

7. Spreading of MTBE and Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Groundwater: Comparison of Groundwater Transport and Plume Dimensions

   • Hans Dieter Stupp

   Pages 121-138

8. Enhanced Natural Attenuation of MTBE

   • Mario Schirmer, Marion Martienssen

   Pages 139-158

9. Bioremediation of groundwater contaminated with MTBE/TBA

   • Linde Debor, Leen Bastiaens

   Pages 159-190

10. Adsorption and Abiotic Degradation of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE)

    • Claudia Oehm, Catalin Stefan, Peter Werner, Axel Fischer

    Pages 191-212

11. Microbial Degradation of MTBE in Reactors

    • Christopher Kevin Waul, Erik Arvin, Jens Ejbye Schmidt

    Pages 213-248

12. Remediation Technologies and Costs for Cleaning MTBE Contaminated Groundwater

    • Hans Dieter Stupp

    Pages 249-273

13. Removal of MTBE and Other Fuel Oxygenates During Drinking Water Treatment

    • Christine Baus, Heinz-Jürgen Brauch

    Pages 275-330

14. Toxicological Review of Methyl- and Ethyl-tertiary-Butyl Ethers

    • Douglas McGregor

    Pages 331-400

15. MTBE: WHO Guidelines and Taste and Odour Issues for Drinking Water

    • John Fawell

    Pages 401-408

16. Back Matter

    Pages 409-411

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Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science. Interest in this subject, however, is growing very rapidly and, although no agreement has been reached as yet about the exact content and limits of this interdisciplinary discipline, there appears to be increasing interest in seeing environmental topics which are based on chemistry embodied in this subject. One of the ?rst objectives of Environmental Chemistry must be the study of the environment and of natural chemical processes which occur in the environment. A major purpose of this series on Environmental Chemistry, therefore, is to present a reasonably uniform view of various aspects of the chemistry of the environment and chemical reactions occurring in the environment. The industrial activities of man have given a new dimension to Envir- mental Chemistry. We have now synthesized and described over ?ve million chemical compounds and chemical industry produces about hundred and ?fty million tons of synthetic chemicals annually. We ship billions of tons of oil per year and through mining operations and other geophysical modi?cations, large quantities of inorganic and organic materials are released from their natural deposits. Cities and metropolitan areas of up to 15 million inhabitants produce large quantities of waste in relatively small and con?ned areas. Much of the chemical products and waste products of modern society are released into the environment either during production, storage, transport, use or ultimate disposal. These released materials participate in natural cycles and reactions and frequently lead to interference and disturbance of natural systems.

• Additiv
• Drinking water
• Fuel
• Groundwater
• MTBE
• Water pollution
• combustion
• water quality and water pollution
• water quality and water pollution
• ecotoxicology
• air pollution and air quality

From the reviews:

"Written by recognised specialists in the field, this book will be of interest to a broad audience of analytical chemists, environmental scientists, toxicologists and technologists working in the field of the water cycle, but also to policy makers and stakeholders that need to manage real-world environmental problems associated with fuel oxygenates contaminating groundwater resources. Overall, the present book is certainly timely since the interest in fuel oxygenates in the environment has grown considerably during the last few years." (International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 88 (9), August, 2008)

• Dept. of Environmental Chemistry, IIQAB-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain

  Damià Barceló

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