Is gasoline really only 10% ethanol?

[DEWFPO]

MtBE is not a 'known" carcinogen, but it is considered a "potential" carcinogen. Especially when you take into account it's breakdown products. Some of it's breakdown products may indeed be known carcinogens, I don't know. The MtBE, like any organic compound biodegrades.

"EPA's Office of Water has concluded that there isn't enough evidence to estimate potential health risks of MTBE at low exposure levels in drinking water, but that the evidence supports the conclusion that MTBE is a potential human carcinogen at high doses.Jul 17, 2014"

If MtBE use were started today, after 25 years of UST regulations and replacing old steel underground storage tanks with double walled fiberglass tanks with interstitial monitors, the problems with would probably be minimal. But like anything else, since it was condemned 25 years ago, they'll never go back to it.

DEWFPO

 

[Texasmark]

I wish we would go back to MTBE as the oxygenate of choice. Cheaper than ethanol, made from natural gas and works well. Still used throughput the EU and other regions.

The tree huggers says it's carcen......... causes cancer........what doesn't?

 

[Texasmark]

I wish we would go back to MTBE as the oxygenate of choice. Cheaper than ethanol, made from natural gas and works well. Still used throughput the EU and other regions.

The tree huggers say it's carcen......... causes cancer........what doesn't?