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Health Advisory Issued for Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
Author(s) -
Pontius Frederick W.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1998.tb08391.x
Subject(s) - gasoline , octane , agency (philosophy) , advisory committee , ether , waste management , environmental science , chemistry , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , political science , public administration , philosophy , epistemology
This article provides information on the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as an octane enhancer in gasoline since the late 1970s. To assist water utilities and others in addressing instances of MTBE contamination, the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) issued a health advisory for this chemical in December 1997. The details of the advisory are discussed here, as well as methods for MTBE removal.