@article{ref1,
title="Effect of vehicle use and maintenance patterns of a self-described group of sensitive individuals and nonsensitive individuals to methyl tertiary-butyl ether in gasoline",
journal="Journal of exposure analysis and environmental epidemiology",
year="2001",
author="Opiekun, R. E. and Freeman, N. C. and Kelly-McNeil, Kathie and Fiedler, N. L. and Lioy, P. J.",
volume="11",
number="2",
pages="79-85",
abstract="The objective of this study was to compare the driving habits and vehicle maintenance patterns of individuals who report symptoms when exposed to methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and those who are asymptomatic when exposed to the oxygenate. Participants were healthy volunteers (CON) and self-reported MTBE-sensitive individuals (SRS) who participated in a controlled exposure study of MTBE in gasoline. A questionnaire was developed to gather information about each participant's automobile usage, engine maintenance habits and fueling and driving patterns. Results showed that the individuals who had self-reported heightened sensitivity to the oxygenate drove their vehicles more often and fueled their vehicles more frequently than asymptomatic individuals. In addition, the self-reported symptomatic individuals in this study were shown to be more likely to drive vehicles with some form of body damage and carbureted engines.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1053-4245",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}