US Health Effects Institute focuses on MTBE : European Fuel Oxygenates Association : the reference for MTBE and fuel oxygenates

Friday 22 June 2001
	4US Health Effects Institute focuses on MTBE
	According to recent studies carried in USA and Germany under the close review of HEI scientific committees, there is growing evidence of the relatively low toxicity of MTBE.
	The Health Effects Institute statement notes the following about the studies findings : ? ...reassurance that the large body of data suggesting relatively low toxicity of inhaled MTBE can also be applied to assessing the risks of ingesting MTBE in drinking water. ? ? ...suggesting that effects of MTBE exposure are likely to be no more, and may be less, that the effects seen in previous studies ? ? ...confirmed by other studies, MTBE would be considered less likely to have adverse effects than previously thought. ? To access this report, simply click here