THE MTBE gasoline-additive problem has earned its reputation as an overly complex stew of special interest politics, economics and environmental concerns. At the local level, it seems simple. The ...

Big MTBE settlement to benefit California California plaintiffs to receive $78 million in $422 million deal By David R. Baker , Chronicle Staff Writer May 9, 2008 ...

MTBE and ethanol uses change as shown in Table 1a. Merchant capacity for MTBE falls from 157,000 b/d to 109,000 b/d, while captive capacity is reduced by 50% to 50,000 b/d.

MTBE: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether--a gasoline additive--that scientists say may be polluting one third of the nation's drinking water wells. The additive blended into gasoline in the early 90's to ...

Recent actions taken by the US Environmental Protection Agency-as well as those taken by certain state governments-have thrust the debate over the use of methyl tertiary butyl ...

While MTBE has been in use for quite some time, it was not until the mid-1990s that it began to be used year-round in 11 percent to 12 percent by volume concentrations. It does take a period of ...

But attorney Rick Wallace of Washington, D.C., who is a liaison with the court for the 12 companies, said Sher’s statements were not true. “MTBE is not a contaminant . . . and this settlement ...

MTBE is manufactured primarily for use as a gasoline additive because of its ability to increase fuel efficiency while decreasing pollutants in the atmosphere. Oil companies began adding it to ...

MTBE moves quickly through soil and into groundwater from leaks in gasoline storage tanks, according to a statement from Suffolk County, N.Y., which will receive $73.4 million as part of the ...

When chemists want to transfer a small amount of a pyrophoric reagent, such as tert-butyl lithium, they typically use a needle and syringe.But this protocol can be dangerous: One wrong move and ...

And MTBE would be added to the list of contaminants that water is routinely tested for under state law. "They heard us!" Atkins proclaimed. The state wants comment on the proposal from the public.

MTBE producers, however, criticized BP’s move as financially motivated and noted studies commissioned by the California Energy Commission that pointed to a 5% to 10% shortfall in the state’s ...