Underground Storage Tanks

Publications And Studies On Oxygenates

• Biofuels Compendium
  This compendium contains links to resources relevant to storing ethanol and biodiesel in underground storage tanks (USTs) and to cleaning up these biofuels.
• Groundwater Clean-up Levels for Oxygenates at LUST Sites: Current & Proposed
  Current groundwater regulations (established or site-specific), forthcoming regulations, states waiting for MCL/Health Advisory, and states with no regulations. This information provided courtesy of Michael Martinson, Delta Environmental Consultants, Inc.
  • US Map of TBA Levels (PDF) (1 pg, 53K, About PDF)
  • Table (PDF) (1 pg, 32K, About PDF) (includes all major oxygenates...ethers and alcohols)
  • US Map of MTBE Levels (PDF) (1 pg, 57K, About PDF)
• Characteristics of Oxygenates (including Physical, Chemical, & Toxicological Properties, and Analytical Methods)
• EPA Publications on Fuel Oxygenates (Other than MTBE) (including Interagency Assessment Report, and Consumer Information Fact Sheets on Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) and Oxyfuels)
• Non-EPA Publications on Oxygenates
• Oxygenate Identification (table summarizing synonyms, physical and chemical properties for various oxygenates)

Conferences And Symposia

• ASTSWMO 2002 State Symposium on Fuel Oxygenates; Analysis, Assessment, and Remediation
• Presentations from the EPA Region 3 Ethanol Workshop, October 3 & 4, 2006, Hagerstown, MD

Other Oxygenates Web Sites

• EPA Oxygenates Web Sites (including Office of Mobile Sources, Office of Water, Regional Offices, etc.)
• Non-EPA Oxygenates Web Sites (including Federal and state agencies, and private sector sites)

Fuel Oxygenates Contacts

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