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Fuel Additive MTBE Can Be Absorbed Through Skin, EPA Says.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, February, 2004
By Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 18--A federal study concludes that a controversial fuel additive found in drinking water nationwide can be absorbed through the skin, a discovery that could lead to more health studies and tighter regulations.
Researchers at the Environmental Protection Agency, which conducted the study, caution they do not yet know the health risks associated with MTBE being absorbed through the skin.
The research comes as Congress wrestles with a massive energy bill that has stalled due to a controversial proposal to shield major oil companies and refiners from lawsuits claiming that MTBE, or methyl tertiary butyl ether, is a defective product. The legal...
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