Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

MTBE

Grove Estates Mobile Home Park

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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-03-21177368-01ND
2018-05-07178680-01ND
2018-06-12179788-01ND
2018-09-12182855-01ND
2018-10-29AK04961ND
2019-01-22AK09853ND
2019-04-22AK15570ND
2020-06-08AK47650ND
2021-03-08AK70814ND
2022-03-28AK97901ND
2023-03-06AL26599ND