MTBE

abbreviation

1. methyl tertiary-butyl ether: a lead-free antiknock petrol additive

Example Sentences

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.

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Among them are arsenic and MTBE, a petroleum-based gasoline additive that has been used since the 1970s to reduce smog-causing emissions.

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They include perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, collectively known as PFAS; 1,4-dioxane; and MtBE.

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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.

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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.

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