MTBE
Britishabbreviation
Example Sentences
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New Jersey will pay for the project with money from court settlements with makers and sellers of MTBE, a gasoline additive that helped boost octane ratings, but which tended to separate from stored gasoline and leak into the ground in many spots in the U.S., contaminating water supplies.
From Seattle Times
Among them are arsenic and MTBE, a petroleum-based gasoline additive that has been used since the 1970s to reduce smog-causing emissions.
From Washington Times
They include perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, collectively known as PFAS; 1,4-dioxane; and MtBE.
From Washington Times
In 2013, a jury found that Exxon Mobil must pay the state $236 million to help clean groundwater contaminated with a gasoline additive known as MTBE.
From Washington Times
Porrino said ConocoPhillips was one of 50 oil and chemical firms sued in 2007 by the state over ground water contamination from a gasoline additive called MTBE.
From Washington Post
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