What Are the Environmental Effects if One Gallon of Gasoline is Spilled?
If it is assumed that 14 parts per billion is an acceptable limit for MTBE in drinking water, one gallon of gasoline could contaminate almost 8 million gallons of water making it unfit to drink. It would take less than a teaspoon of gasoline to contaminate a 10,000 gallon swimming pool to a level of 14 parts per billion of MTBE!
