Lyme disease and MTBE

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Please note this Lyme Disease timeline:
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/discovery/lyme.htm
 
As you can see, "Lyme disease" closely parallels the implementation of MTBE
in gasoline, in 1975, and elevation of MTBE levels in 1995.
 
Lyme, CT is in SE CT.  High ozone area in the summer.  See
http://www.epa.gov/airnow
 
MTBE critics believe that MTBE increases formaldehyde, ozone, and methyl
nitrite levels in the atmosphere: http://www.oxybusters.org
 
MTBE (11% to 15% of gasoline in NYC) is being banned now, the EPA advised
banning MTBE on July 31, 1999.
 
Jim West


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