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MTBE and BTEX contamination<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://toxics.usgs.gov/highlights/waste_oil.html">http://toxics.usgs.gov/highlights/waste_oil.html</a> - the good news
is that microbes eventually break these bad boys down.<br>
<cite><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://info.ngwa.org/gwol/pdf/022475680.pdf">http://info.ngwa.org/gwol/pdf/022475680.pdf</a></cite><br>
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Heavy metal and aromatics contamination<br>
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<cite><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.nature.nps.gov/hazardssafety/toxic/">http://www.nature.nps.gov/hazardssafety/toxic/</a><b>oilused</b>.pdf</cite>
- measures increases in nearby streams following a program to spray
roads with used motor oil for dust control in Canada. Relatively
small quantities were used - comparable to dumping oil in your
backyard.<br>
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