-Caveat Lector- Thursday August 30 4:27 PM ET Gasoline Additive Found to Be Polluting U.S. Midwest CHICAGO (Reuters) - The gasoline additive commonly known as MTBE, which is being phased out because it leaks into ground water and may cause cancer, has been found in the Midwest even though it is not used in the region, a researcher said on Thursday. The additive, methyl tertiary butyl ether, was found in 70 percent of gasoline samples taken from more than 200 sites in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. ``MTBE is not supposed to be there,'' said Reynaldo Barreto of Purdue University, citing the finding as evidence the additive may be contaminating drinking water across the United States. Presenting his findings at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, Barreto said the most likely source of the MTBE in the Midwest is tankers, storage tanks and pipelines that once carried gasoline containing the additive. The additive is an oxygenate used in reformulated gasoline to reduce smog but is due to be phased out by the end of 2002. Barreto said MTBE should be banned completely. Corn-based ethanol is the only alternative oxygenate and it is added to gasoline in parts of Indiana and Illinois, while Michigan uses neither ethanol nor MTBE. MTBE, an additive some suspect of causing cancer, has been found to leech into ground water throughout California, which is suing for U.S. regulatory permission to make a cleaner gasoline with fewer smog-causing emissions. Steve Wingate, Webmaster ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES http://www.anomalous-images.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
