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Weitz & Luxenberg reviews MTBE cases related to water systems that require remediation. We are not litigating any personal injury claims involving MTBE.

Protect Yourself from the Dangers of MTBE, Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether

Methyl tertiary butyl ether, otherwise known as MTBE, is a chemical compound that results upon the chemical reaction of methanol and isobutylene.

MTBE is produced in very large amounts (in 1999, over 200,000 barrels a day were produced in America) and is almost always used as a fuel component in motor-vehicle gasoline. It comprises a set of chemicals called oxygenates, due to the fact that they raise the oxygen content of gasoline.

MTBE, even at room temperature, is a volatile, flammable and colorless liquid that dissolves quickly and invisibly into water.

MTBE has been used in this country's gas at low levels starting in 1979. It is implemented instead with tetra-ethyl lead as an octane enhancer and to aid in mitigating engine knocking. Since the early 1990s, MTBE has been used in much higher concentrations in some gasoline to fulfill the oxygenate requirements set by Congress in Clean Air Act amendments.

Back in 1995, high concentrations of MTBE were unexpectedly found in the water wells of Santa Monica, Calif. After the finding, testing was done that uncovered tens of thousands of contaminated sites across the country.

Weitz & Luxenberg is a forerunner in the legal fight against environmental polluters, and has worked with clients harmed by MTBE and other toxins. You have a right to clean, safe drinking water. If you or your municipality needs our help, please fill out this simple form, call us at (800) 476-6070 or email us at clientrelations@weitzlux.com.

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