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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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MTBE

Dryden Village

MTBE was used as gasoline oxygenation additive to boost the octane number. In 2005, MTBE was replaced by ethanol as a gasoline additive. MTBE causes cancers in rats.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 13 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 13 ppb for MTBE was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-08-12S4H1257-01ND
2016-07-06DVJPOCS16ND
2018-01-08DV18POC_LAKE_RDND
2018-05-16DRYVILL18POC_STHND
2019-02-26DRYV19POCLK7ND
2019-02-26DV19POC1Q6ND
2019-11-04DV19POC4QW7ND
2019-11-04DV19POC4QW6ND