New Hampshire start of two big oil companies hope is what, in the state of the longest history, the most complicated test.
The state's attorney said, exxon mobil (ExxonMobil) and snow iron gerben should pay more than $7 million in damages to monitor and cleaning caused by groundwater pollution gasoline additive methyl tert-butyl ether - methyl tert-butyl ether - now banned in New Hampshire.
Oil company's lawyer said they have cleaned up their own web sites and other parts of the pollution caused by the third party unnamed suit.
- in 2003 proposed action - is the only one brought about by the state, to test MTBE groundwater pollution problem. Under the condition of MTBE, the national most was taken to the city, water or individuals and owner, but settled or rejected.
The jury trial began on Monday, are scheduled to last four months. This is being held in federal court loan condition, in order to avoid monopoly three trial in the merrimack higher court.
More than 50000 exhibits has been marks and witness list number 230.
Obviously, from the pre-trial conference Friday's jury will face all kinds of funds and institutions is the abbreviation of alphabet soup, must solve sophisticated statistical analysis and will hear experts the testimony of the witness contradictory.
In the gasoline USES MTBE has since the 1970 s, in order to increase the octane and reduce smoke emission caused. Even though it is included in the cutting air pollution, it is found that in the 1990 s to the surface water and groundwater pollution of drinking water overflow or gas leakage. New Hampshire in 2007 to ban the use.
New Hampshire is about 60% of the population of drinking water, this led to the detection and treatment of water pollution cost estimates.



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