Methyl tertiary butyl ether groundwater contamination

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017137",
  "term": "Methyl tertiary butyl ether groundwater contamination",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Groundwater Contamination",
  "definition": "Groundwater contamination by MTBE a chemical compound that is manufactured by the chemical reaction of methanol and isobutylene. MTBE is produced in very large quantities (over 200,000 barrels per day in the U.S. in 1999) and is almost exclusively used as a fuel additive in motor gasoline. It is one of a group of chemicals commonly known as \"oxygenates\" because they raise the oxygen content of gasoline. At room temperature, MTBE is a volatile, flammable and colorless liquid that dissolves rather easily in water.",
  "abbreviation": "MTBE Groundwater Contamination",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from EPA Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether at http://www.epa.gov/mtbe/gas.htm"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether-groundwater-contamination/"
}