[Gathnet] Used Motor Oil and water table contamination

[Stuart Gathman]

MTBE and BTEX contamination

http://toxics.usgs.gov/highlights/waste_oil.html   - the good news is
that microbes eventually break these bad boys down.
http://info.ngwa.org/gwol/pdf/022475680.pdf

Heavy metal and aromatics contamination

http://www.nature.nps.gov/hazardssafety/toxic/*oilused*.pdf  - 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.
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