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Some U.S. states banned MTBE in gasoline. California and New York, which together accounted for 40% of U.S. MTBE consumption, banned usage of the chemical in gasoline, effective 2002 and 2004, respectively. [5] [6] As of 2007, 25 states had issued complete or partial bans on the use of MTBE. [7]
The agency listed MTBE on its Contaminant Candidate List in 2022 but has not announced whether it will develop an MCL. [44] EPA uses toxicity data in developing MCLs for public water systems. [45] California established a state-level MCL for MTBE, 13 micrograms per liter, in 2000. [46]
In Europe and other countries, the blends can contain ethanol in addition to Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and Ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE). MTBE in the United States was banned by most states in the early to mid 2000s. [16] A few countries still allow methanol as well to be blended directly into gasoline, especially in China. [17]
Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is used as a gasoline additive, as well as in various industrial manufacturing processes. The compound has contaminated groundwater and soil across the U.S., and its use has been banned in some states, including California and New York. (See MTBE controversy.) EPA included MTBE on its first Contaminant Candidate ...
(The Center Square) − Pornhub will soon be inaccessible in 13 states after lawmakers passed a slurry of restrictions for social media and other internet sites. The bills require certain age ...
A post shared on Facebook claims President-elect Donald Trump has purportedly banned same-sex marriage in all 50 states in the U.S. Verdict: False The claim is not referenced on Trump’s website ...
In 2022, the Maine Legislature banned the use of biosolid fertilizer and allocated $60 million to help contaminated farms, including many dairy farms that were forced to shut down.
Due to extensive concern from the public, legal, and scientific sectors indicating that PCBs are likely carcinogens and potential to adversely impact the environment, these compounds were banned in 1979 in the United States. [4] The ban included the use of PCBs in uncontained sources, such as adhesives, fire retardant fabric treatments, and ...