A Yammacin Turai, kasuwa ta biyu mafi girma don man fetur a duniya, ta maida hankali da MTBE a cikin dabbobi sun bambanta daga 0 zuwa 15%, ya danganta da sa na man fetur, kamfanin mai, da kuma ƙasa. A Matsayi, 98-99 RON PETERROL Dig (babban aiki, super, super Plus) na iya ƙunsar 5-13% na MTBE (Premium) ya ƙunshi 0.5-8% Mtbe.
Yin amfani da Mtbe a matsayin enan Octane a Amurka a cikin 1979. By 1990, an ƙara yawan oxygenates, kamar ethanol a cikin wasu wuraren metropolitan Carbon Monoxide da Carbon Monoxide don rage carbon monoxide da ozone maida hankali. Yankunan da suka wuce matsayin Areen Areen Airwararrun Area na Carbon Monoxide don amfani da manoman oxygenated da Nuwamba 1, 1992. Duk da fa'idodi na amfani da oxygenates 1, 1992 Numberungiyoyi masu girma na MTBE a cikin ruwan sha wanda ya haifar da leaken filayen ƙasa.