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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (11517)	11/14/2006 10:05:01 PM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Respond to of 219531

i think we should buy him a beer in NZ and see what develops. first round on me.

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (11517)	11/15/2006 12:40:40 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 219531

Elroy, you failed to understand the point: <MTBE is water soluble and essentially non-biodegradable. Hosing it down puts it into the water table, which is precisely the problem.> Hosing MTBE into stormwater drains delivers water and MTBE to the ocean and doesn't put it in the water table other than in unusual circumstances. Which isn't to say it's the best way of dealing with it. But if there's a fire or other problem, the MTBE can in fact be washed away, unlike petrol. Which was the point. MTBE is biodegradable. There are bugs which eat it. See the link in my previous post. Adsorption in most soils is low and not many bugs eat it, so it would normally just travel along in ground water. Anyway, there are plenty of people dealing with MTBE, and I'm 20 years past it, and it's best I ignore you since you seem uninterested in being civil, let alone friendly. You can read a lot about it in Google if you like. Mqurice