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MTBE doesn't contaminate just groundwater supplies from leaking tanks, it leaks from every lawnmower spill into the ground and into water supplies across the U.S. It also leaks from 2 and 4 cycle boat engines straight into lakes and rivers.
MTBE is still suspect as the source for [increasing] high cancer rates around lakes.
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[quote billb]MTBE doesn't contaminate just groundwater supplies from leaking tanks, it leaks from every lawnmower spill into the ground and into water supplies across the U.S. It also leaks from 2 and 4 cycle boat engines straight into lakes and rivers.
It is an issue with boats, which but lawnmower spills do not impact groundwater in any significant way.
MTBE is still suspect as the source for [increasing] high cancer rates around lakes.
That's complete BS. Show me a link with any documentation.