Modeling Subsurface Petroleum Hydrocarbon Transport
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Contaminant concentrations depend on the amount and solubility of each chemical in the source. For typical gasolines these effects cause the maximum concentrations to generally follow the pattern MTBE > benzene > xylenes. Once in the aquifer, these are affected to varying degrees by biodegradation.
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