> MMT; is that Methyl Cyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl (CAS Number
> 12108-13-3)? Just wondering??
Yup, that's the stuff, although most sources spell Methylcyclopentadienyl as
one word (which is why it's not called MCMT <g>).
FWIW, here's the US EPA's comments on it's use as a gasoline additive :
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/fuels/additive/mmt_cmts.htm
and a not-so-brief history of it's rather checkered past:
http://www.nrtee-trnee.ca/eng/programs/Current_Programs/Health/MMT_e.htm
As you draw your own conclusions, keep in mind that there are some very
powerful interests in the US, with a great deal of money to lose if MMT
becomes a common additive ... and on the other side is the Ethyl Corp with a
great deal to gain.
Randall
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