MTBE   Water Quality Products May 2001   Andrew McClure and Neal Megonnell, Calgon Carbon
With outbreaks such as the one in Santa Monica, Calif., the problem of MTBE has not gone unrecognized. Legislation and technologies are being developed to eliminate the spread of this possible carcinogen.

EPA's Rule On TMDLs Comes Under Fire   Water Engineering & Management May 2000   Robert Gray
Senator Bob Smith, R-N.H., new chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, has expressed "great concern" about the potential impact and legal ramifications of the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed new rule on total maximum daily loads (TMDLs).

Q&A: Make No Mistake, the Industry Won’t Wait for MTBE Clean Up   Water Quality Products March 2000   Wendi Hope King
Recent television news acknowledging the methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) problems has brought attention to this subject once again. In a one-on-one interview, Jack Hoffbuhr, executive director of the AWWA, discusses MTBE's effects, clean-up options and his opinion on television's attempt to inform consumers.