Exhibit (a)(1)(q)


            FORM OF ADDITIONAL REMINDER E-MAIL TO ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES

         As outlined in an e-mail dated September 25, 2007 and in the documents
mailed to you on September 25, 2007, recently enacted Internal Revenue Code
Section 409A imposes certain adverse tax consequences (including income tax at
vesting, an additional 20% tax and interest charges) on stock options that were
granted at a discount from fair market value ("discount options") and which vest
after December 31, 2004.

         Tenneco has determined that certain of your stock options may be
affected by Section 409A because they were or may have been granted at a
discount from fair market value. Tenneco has offered you the opportunity to
avoid the adverse tax consequences of Section 409A by amending certain stock
options and making certain cash payments. Note that we have extended the
deadline for the tender offer to November 26, 2007 because we have received
elections from employees representing 96,458 of the 99,324 eligible options and
wish to give the remaining employees who have not made an election an additional
opportunity to participate and accept the offer to avoid the adverse tax
consequences of Section 409A. The details of Tenneco's offer to you are included
in the documents mailed to you on September 25, 2007 and the other e-mails that
we have sent to you regarding the offer to amend. For more information on how to
participate in the offer you may contact:




            Rex Abercrombie, Vice President, Compensation & Benefits
                                  Tenneco Inc.
                  500 North Field Drive, Lake Forest, IL 60045
                              Phone: (847)482-5000