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Problems:
- Proliferation of terms in domain
- Agencies define terms differently
- Many refer to the same or related entity
- Lengthy term definitions often contain important information which is buried
Motor Gasoline Blending Components: Naphthas (e.g., straight-run gasoline, alkylate, reformate, benzene, toluene, xylene) used for blending or compounding into finished motor gasoline. These components include reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygena
Judith Klavans, Dir of CRIA, Columbia
Brian Whitman, GRA, Columbia