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• Ethanol: Brief Report on Its Use in Gasoline (PDF) (6 pp, 84K, About PDF)
  This paper, prepared by Cambridge Environmental, Inc., presents human health impacts of ethanol use in gasoline and briefly describes ethanol's behavior in the environment.
• Fuel Ethanol: Industry Guidelines, Specifications, and Procedures (PDF) (38 pp, 268K, About PDF)
  This guide, developed by the Renewable Fuels Association, presents comprehensive information on ethanol standards, equipment compatibility and conversion, handling and safety, quality assurance, and tax incentives. (See page 31)
• Handbook for Handling, Storing, and Dispensing E85 (PDF) (31 pp, 2.1MB, About PDF)
  Developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, this handbook provides extensive information on standards, storage, health and safety, and other topics relating to E85. (See pages 18-19 and 26-27)
• Health, Environmental and Economic Impacts of Adding Ethanol to Gasoline in the Northeast States, Volume 1: Summary and Recommendations (PDF) (26 pp, 393K, About PDF)
  This first volume of a report prepared by the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission presents an analysis of the environmental, health, economic, and regulatory impacts associated with the use of ethanol as a gasoline oxygenate in the Northeast states. Analysis and recommendations are presented. (See pages 3-4 and 8-10)
• Health, Environmental, and Economic Impacts of Adding Ethanol to Gasoline in the Northeast States, Volume 3: Water Resources and Associated Health Impacts (PDF) (129 pp, 1.4MB, About PDF)
  This third volume of a report prepared by the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission presents an analysis of the water resource and public health impacts associated with the use of ethanol as a gasoline oxygenate in the Northeast states. Handling and storage, fate and transport mechanisms, and remediation technologies are discussed. (See pages 3-7 and 29-48)
• Health and Environmental Assessment of the Use of Ethanol as a Fuel Oxygenate: Volume 5: Potential Health Risks of Ethanol in Gasoline (PDF) (42 pp, 556K, About PDF)
  The fifth volume in a five-volume report prepared for the California Environmental Policy Council, this report outlines the health risks of ethanol in gasoline including cancer risks and drinking water and inhalation exposures.
• International Chemical Safety Card
  Vermont Safety Information Resources, Inc. developed this Web page which includes detailed ethanol safety information including symptoms, first aid, firefighting strategies, and routes of exposure.
• Responding to Incidents Involving Ethanol and Gasoline Fuel Mixtures (PDF) (2 pp, 46K, About PDF)
  This fact sheet, developed by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, presents information on safety procedures and chemical properties of ethanol blends.
• Safety Concerns
  Developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as part of the E85 Fleet Toolkit, this Web page includes information and links to resources pertaining to E85 safety concerns.
• Summary Assessment of the Safety, Health, Environmental and System Risks of Alternative Fuel
  Prepared by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Energy, this report presents the results of studies on the environmental, human health, and safety impacts of the use of alternative fuels including ethanol, biodiesel, methanol, propane, and others.

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