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M-T-B-E To Go?
Momentum is building in California to get rid of the gasoline additive MTBE. MTBE–or methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether–was added to gas in California and some other areas to help clean up the air, but now the additive is contaminating drinking water supplies. Cheryl Colopy reports.
Momentum is building in California to get rid of the gasoline additive MTBE. MTBE–or methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether–was added to gas in California and some other areas to help clean up the air, but now the additive is contaminating drinking water supplies. Cheryl Colopy reports.