Unexpected dilatation of the common bile duct after methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in rabbits. Possible implications to findings in man.

The Effects of Mtbe (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether) on Mouse Lung

Purpose: The study of MTBE as one of addetive substance to gasoline composition is important. on the other hand lack of sufficient and precedents from it’s application on organisms, we have tried to study the effects of its in two gavage and respiratory methods on lung structure. Materials and Methods: Experiments have done on four mice groups: A: control, B: solvent, C: gavage, D: respiratory...

Histologic and histomorphometric changes of testis following oral exposure to methyl tertiary-butyl ether in adult rat

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) is used to reduce carbon monoxide and ozone in urban air and to boost fuel octane. There is a lack of knowledge in the literature about the histomorphometric changes of the testis following exposure to MTBE. Therefore, this experimental study was performed to determine the effect of oral exposure to MTBE on histologic and histomorphometric changes of testis in...

The Acute and Subchronic Effects of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether on Some Fertility Indices in The Male Rats

Abstract Background and Objectives: Methyl-tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) is one of the fuel oxygenated additive that is used to reduce the environmental pollution resulting from engine combustion. This study was carried out to evaluate the acute (1 day) and subchronic (30 days) effects of MTBE on some fertility indices in the male rats. Methods: In this study, under two separate experiments (acut...

Short communication-Survey of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) toxicity using bioassay on Daphnia magna

Bioremediation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) by three pure bacterial cultures

Background: Bioremediation of groundwater and soil contamination is more economical than physicochemical remediation. The present study focused on the bioremediation capability of two bacterial species (Klebsiella planticola and Enterobacter cloacae) from the family Enterobacteriaceae. These bacteria have been identified as new species with capability of degrading methyl tertiary-butyl ether (...