Issues Concerning The Use Of Mtbe In Reformulated Gasoline
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Issues Concerning The Use Of Mtbe In Reformulated Gasoline
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
language : en
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Release Date : 2002
Issues Concerning The Use Of Mtbe In Reformulated Gasoline written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Technology & Engineering categories.
107 1 Hearing Issues Concerning The Use Of Mtbe In Reformulated Gasoline Serial
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language : en
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Release Date : 2001
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Issues Concerning The Use Of Mtbe In Reformulated Gasoline
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Issues Concerning The Use Of Mtbe In Reformulated Gasoline written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Butyl methyl ether categories.
Issues Concerning The Use Of Mtbe In Reformulated Gasoline
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Author : Robert G. Gann
language : en
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Release Date : 2001-02
Issues Concerning The Use Of Mtbe In Reformulated Gasoline written by Robert G. Gann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-02 with categories.
Witnesses: Tom Adams, Oxygenated Fuels Assoc.; Denise Chamberlain, Deputy Sec. for Air, Recycling, and Radiation Protection, PA Dept. of Environ. Protection; Bob Dinneen, Renewable Fuels Assoc.; A. Blakeman Early, Environ. Consult., Amer. Lung Assoc.; Robert Hirsch, Assoc. Dir. for Water, U.S.G.S.; Jeffrey Holmstead, Assist. Admin. for Air and Radiation, EPA; David Kahlenberg, Homeowner; Robert Kripowicz, Acting Assist. Sec. for Fossil Energy, DoE; Edward Murphy, Amer. Petroleum Inst.; Michael Ports, Ports Petroleum Co., Inc., on behalf of Nat. Assoc. of Convenience Stores and Soc. of Independent Gas. Marketers of Amer.; and John Stephenson, Natural Resources and Environ., GAO.
Use Of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Mtbe In Gasoline
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Use Of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Mtbe In Gasoline written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Law categories.
Issues Concerning The Use Of Mtbe In Reformulated Gasoline
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Issues Concerning The Use Of Mtbe In Reformulated Gasoline written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Mtbe In Gasoline
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language : en
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Release Date : 2004
Mtbe In Gasoline written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
Concern over water contamination caused by the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) has raised questions concerning the desirability of using the additive as a means of producing cleaner burning fuel. MTBE has been used by most refiners to produce the reformulated gasoline (RFG) required under the Clean Air Act in portions of 17 states and the District of Columbia. It is credited with producing marked reductions in carbon monoxide emissions; RFG has also reduced emissions of toxic substances and the volatile organic compounds that react with other pollutants to form smog. Over the last few years, however, incidents of drinking water contamination by MTBE, particularly in California, have raised concerns and led to calls for restrictions on its use. In March 1999, Governor Davis of California ordered a phase-out of MTBE use in the state by December 31, 2002 (later amended to December 31, 2003). Sixteen other states, including New York, have subsequently enacted limits or phase-outs of the substance. EPA responded to initial reports of water contamination by intensifying research and focusing on the need to minimize leaks from underground fuel tanks. As reports of contamination spread in 1998 and 1999, however, EPAâ€TMs position evolved. On March 20, 2000, the Agency announced it was beginning the process of requiring a reduction or phase-out of MTBE use under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act. Because regulatory action could take years to complete, EPA urged Congress to amend the Clean Air Act to provide specific authority to reduce or eliminate use of the substance. Since then, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has reported bills to provide such authority three times (S. 791 in the 108th Congress). Language similar to S. 791 passed the Senate in its version of H.R. 6, the comprehensive energy bill, July 31. The House approved somewhat different MTBE provisions in its version of H.R. 6, April 11. The conference report on the bill includes more extensive assistance for MTBE producers â€" some of it controversial. The House adopted the conference report November 18. It awaits Senate action. If MTBE were removed from gasoline without amending the Clean Air Act, there would be a need for refiners to use alternative sources of oxygen in RFG. The potential alternatives are other forms of ether, or alcohols such as ethanol. Ethanol is the most likely substitute, but it costs more to produce than MTBE, poses challenges to the gasoline distribution system, and, some studies suggest that it increases the risk of water contamination compared to non-oxygenated gasoline. Also, in the short term, ethanol is unlikely to be available in sufficient quantity to replace MTBE nationwide. Gasoline that meets the performance requirements for RFG without using oxygenates at all can be made, but current law requires the use of oxygenates in RFG. The principal issues for Congress are whether MTBE use should be limited or phased out and whether there should be a “safe harborâ€ŗ from product liability lawsuits for gasoline refiners and marketers who used MTBE.
Motor Fuels
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Author : DIANE Publishing Company
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 1996-10
Motor Fuels written by DIANE Publishing Company and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-10 with Motor fuels categories.
Summarizes: results of fed. and other studies on the cost-effectiveness of using Reformulated Gasoline (RG) compared to other measures to control auto emissions and compares the price estimates used in the studies; results of studies estimating the potential for oxygenates to reduce the use of petroleum; ongoing fed. research into biofuels, including any past or projected cost-reduction goals and any increased demand estimates based on such research goals; results of studies that estimate the potential for RG to reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional gasoline.
Water Pollution Risks Of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Mtbe
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Water Pollution Risks Of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Mtbe written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Science categories.
Renewable Fuels And Mtbe
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language : en
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Release Date : 2006
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In the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58, H.R. 6), Congress established a requirement for the use of renewable fuels and revised Clean Air Act and underground storage tank regulatory requirements to address public health and environmental concerns associated with the use of fuels and fuel additives, especially methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE). Much contentious debate centered on the issue of how to address water quality problems associated with MTBE use while preserving air quality benefits of reformulated gasoline and, at the same time, promoting the use of renewable fuels (especially ethanol). This report compares the renewable fuel and MTBE provisions in the House and Senate versions of H.R. 6 with the provisions Congress ultimately agreed to in Title XV of P.L. 109-58. Among the key fuel-related provisions, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 repealed the Clean Air Act requirement that reformulated gasoline (RFG) contain at least 2% oxygen -- a requirement that led refiners and importers to use MTBE and, to a lesser extent, ethanol in their RFG. This provision was advanced by both the House and Senate, largely in response to drinking water contamination problems associated with the use of MTBE. In place of this requirement, the Act established a Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requiring the use of 7.5 billion gallons of renewable fuel by 2012. This requirement is being met primarily through the use of ethanol. Also consistent with the House and Senate bills, P.L. 109-58 requires that the reductions in emissions of toxic substances achieved by RFG be maintained and allows ethanol credit trading among refiners and importers of fuels. Major issues that the various versions of the bill treated differently include whether to grant MTBE producers a safe harbor from product liability lawsuits (the House version did so, whereas the Senate version and the enacted version did not); whether to phase out continued use of MTBE in motor fuels (both the House and Senate versions would have done so, with exceptions, whereas the enacted bill does not); and whether to require manufacturers of fuels and fuel additives to evaluate their impacts on public health and the environment (the Senate version and the enacted version did so, the House version did not). The Energy Policy Act also amends the underground storage tank (UST) regulatory program to specifically authorize EPA and states to use funds appropriated from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund to address fuel leaks involving MTBE and other oxygenated fuel additives. The law also expands the leak prevention provisions of the UST program and imposes new requirements on states, EPA, and tank owners.