Martz, who produces grain and livestock on a 430-acre farm, was using a pair of 300-gallon tanks on overhead stands for gasoline and diesel storage. The facility, shown on the next page, was typical of systems on many farms. However, while serving mini drill press on the boone press county soil and water schematics conservation board, martz became aware of its potential environmental hazards."we''ve been on this farm since 1960, and the fuel tanks were put in place drill press and press about then," says martz. "we haven''t had any major leaks or spills, but it''s easy to see how something schematics like that could happen. drill the tanks we''re putting in are much safer."

"even a small leak of one drop press per second results in a spill of more than 600 gallons of schematics gasoline per year," says tom blewett, codirector of the solid drill and hazardous waste education center at the university of wisconsin.however, as dangerous as these compounds are, they pale in comparison to the environmental impact of mtbe. this controversial gasoline additive has been used since 1979 to meet reduced-emissions requirements in all or part of 17 states. water quality surveys have recently press and schematics begun finding mtbe at alarming rates.

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