April 20, 2008 - Private wells in Belknap County have a high rate of the gasoline additive methyl tertiary-butyl enter (MtBE), according to a recent study on MtBE prevalence in public and private wells in New Hampshire conducted by the United States Geological Survey.
The study, released earlier this year, revealed that, while MtBE has been banned in New Hampshire for more than a year, the chemical compound still lingers in low levels in public and private wells in the state.
The study revealed that MtBE well contamination is widespread, having been found in 18 percent of the public wells and nine percent of the private wells tested.
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