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MTBE

11/23/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

MTBE – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

MTBE, also known as methyl tertiary-butyl ether, is a colorless, flammable liquid that’s most often synthetically created through the combination of such chemicals as isobutylene and methanol. First introduced in the 1980s as an unleaded gasoline additive to boost octane ratings, MTBE is also used as an oxygenating agent to help fuels burn more cleanly. […]

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