January 4, 2008 - A new study shows that contamination of New Hampshire's water supply by gasoline additive MTBE, a carcinogen that was banned at the start of last year, is widespread.
The study, conducted for the Department of Environmental Services by the U.S. Geological Survey, found MTBE, or methyl tertiary-butyl ether, in 18 percent of the 284 public wells tested statewide and in 9.1 percent of the 264 private wells tested.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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