Methyl tert-butyl ether as a gasoline oxygenate: Lessons for environmental public policy

Annual Review of Energy and the Environment

Volumn 25, Issue , 2000, Pages 765-802

  Erdal, Serap ^a   Goldstein, Bernard D ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GASOLINE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH HAZARDS; PUBLIC POLICY;

OXYFUELS; OXYGENATES;

ETHERS;

EID: 0034510139     PISSN: 10563466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.25.1.765     Document Type: Article

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