e/MTBE controversy

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has gloss	eng: Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) spreads more easily underground than other gasoline components due to its higher solubility in water. Estimates of the cost of removing MTBE from groundwater and soil contamination range from $1 to $30 billion, including removing the compound from aquifers and municipal water supplies and replacing leaky underground oil tanks. There is some controversy centered around the question of who will pay the costs of this remediation. In one case, the cost to oil companies to clean up the MTBE in wells belonging to Santa Monica is estimated to exceed $200 million.
lexicalization	eng: MTBE controversy
instance of	(noun) a service station that sells gasoline filling station, gas station, petrol station, gasoline station

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