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Monitored Natural Attenuation of MTBE

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MTBE Remediation Handbook

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Since the mid-1990s, managers and regulators of sites contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons have increasingly turned to a remedial strategy called MNA. This strategy relies on naturally occurring processes — without human intervention or enhancement — to reduce concentrations and exposure risks from ground water contaminants. Although the name MNA is commonly used, at least two other names are associated with the same strategy (NRC, 2000): natural attenuation and intrinsic remediation. This chapter routinely uses the shorter name, natural attenuation, but the three terms can be taken as synonyms.\

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    Bruce E. Rittmann Ph.D.

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Rittmann, B.E. (2003). Monitored Natural Attenuation of MTBE. In: Moyer, E.E., Kostecki, P.T. (eds) MTBE Remediation Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0021-6_16

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