MTBE is an odorless gas that gets into the water supply. It water an odd taste and is flammable.
it has not been "banned".
Of course not.
no it wasn't banned
banned like star Jones
Due to the sexual content, the FCC ( Federal Communications Commission ) banned it.
Methyl tert-butyl ether, also known as methyl tertiary butyl ether and MTBE. In addition, MTBE is a volatile, flammable, and colorless liquid that is sparingly soluble in water.
MTBE
60 Minutes - 1968 MTBE Ben Zander 32-18 was released on: USA: 16 January 2000
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) is fuel additive whose water pollution can result in sickness and poisoning. Health problems from MTBE contaminated water supplies are chiefly dependent on concentration and duration of exposure. MTBE exposure symptoms include but are not limited to irritation of the skin & eye, gastrointestinal tract problems, vomit, nauseousness and head pains. Loss of consciousness and death are also possible given sufficient dosage.
You could go to www.ask.com and type in mtbe. Then try clicking on different links that appear. One should contain the information you need. I do know that MTBE does have a high content in gasoline. I do not know the exact number though. I cant believ that they did that-stupid clean air act! It is doing more harm than good!
The most common additive is MTBE.
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MTBE is composed of 75 percent butane.
P. Gentile has written: 'Economic design of a MTBE plant'
because of contamination by the gasoline additive MTBE
2 C5H120 + 15 02 --> 10 CO2 + 11 H2O + Energy
These are common refinery chemicals. So, no, the MTBE Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether enriched scales are removed from the storage tanks and can come under phosphoric material category.