Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

MTBE

Pleasant Ridge 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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND20ND

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
2018-07-201807F31-001AND
2018-07-201807F31-002AND
2019-02-281902I01-001AND
2019-04-171904E36-001AND
2019-09-131909B61-001AND
2019-10-111910A81-001AND
2020-08-282008P61-001AND
2020-08-282008P61-003AND
2021-09-082109729-001AND
2021-09-082109729-002AND
2023-08-032308422-001AND
2023-08-032308422-002AND