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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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MTBE

Bay Country 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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-07-310070207_01_00453ND
2014-07-310070207_02_00453ND
2014-07-310070207_03_00453ND
2016-06-15E17004964001ND
2017-06-15E17004964004ND
2017-06-15E17004964006ND
2018-01-06E18002665001ND
2018-01-06E18002665004ND
2018-01-06E18002665006ND
2019-04-25E19003572001ND
2019-04-25E19003572004ND
2019-04-25E19003572006ND