New research released Wednesday finds drinking water contamination from the gasoline additive MTBE may be far more widespread than previously thought–perhaps polluting one-third of the nation's ...

The gasoline additive MTBE has leaked into 48 wells in public water systems serving hundreds of thousands of people throughout the state, state records show. The San Francisco Chronicle analyzed ...

A statewide ban on the gasoline additive MTBE takes full effect on Thursday, ridding California of one set of pollution issues while introducing another. State officials are grudgingly accepting ...

WESTVILLE, Ind. – A Purdue University chemist has developed an experimental method that could be used to remove the gasoline additive MTBE from polluted ground water. Reynaldo Barreto, an associate ...

The recent political debates on the use of two common gasoline additives, methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and ethanol, suggest that refiners may have to rely more on alternative chemicals for ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) – It will cost at least $29 billion to remove the gasoline additive MTBE from soil and water around the nation, according to a new study. ”There’s no question. We’ve ...

New York, May 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a recent report by Reports Insights, the methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) market is poised for strong expansion and is expected to reach ...

The Orange County Water District has filed suit against a group of major oil companies, seeking money to investigate and monitor the gasoline additive MTBE and stop it from seeping into ...

It remains unclear how much of the methyl tertiary-butyl ether, or MTBE, leaked after the 600-foot chemical tanker Carla Maersk collided with the 623-foot bulk carrier Conti Peridot about 12:40 p ...

Epping Auto Salvage tested positive for 860 parts per billion MtBE. According to Martin, out of 15 wells tested in that area, two tested above the state standard, one at 350 ppb and the other at ...