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11-13-2009, 01:45 PM
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Drives: '09 Yaris carmine red 2d HB Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Middletown, NY
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Yeah , MTBE has be banned for a while due to it's cancer causing properties.
The article seems dated. One of the sutituutes is alcohol which is now added year round to many brands. |
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11-13-2009, 10:56 PM
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Half a Bubble Off Plumb
Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA
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The main reason MTBE went out is that it's extremely persistent and foul tasting in ground water. Got in lots of ground water from leaking underground gas tanks. Also in lakes and rivers (where it got in due to use in boat motors) from which many towns drew their water supplies. Most people can taste a few parts per million, and don't like it.
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11-13-2009, 11:00 PM
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