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An Update on the EPA Study of Lead Scavengers (EDB and DCA)
Citation:
WILSON, J. T. An Update on the EPA Study of Lead Scavengers (EDB and DCA). Presented at NEIWPCC, Assessment and Remediation of Oxygenates and Other Fuel Components, Atlanta, GA, November 14 - 16, 2007.
Impact/Purpose:
To present information at the NEIWCC, Assessment and Remediation of Oxygenates and Other Fuel Components
Description:
In response to continued concerns about the concentrations of 1,2-dibromoethane (EDB) in ground water from spills of leaded gasoline, OUST formed a Lead Scavengers Team with assistance from ASTSWMO. ASTSWMO and EPA Regions solicited participation from state agencies. Analysis was performed on 802 samples from 102 service stations or distribution terminals in 19 states. Results are now available from the survey. Concentrations of EDB were above the MCL in at least one monitoring well at 42% of the service station sites in the survey.