Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

MTBE

Barton Dade Cedar & Jasper Counties Consolidated Public Water Supply District 1

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.

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND130ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND90ND
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
2019-05-20AD47670ND
2019-05-20AD47671ND
2019-05-20AD47672ND
2019-05-20AD47673ND
2019-05-20AD47674ND
2019-05-20AD47675ND
2019-05-20AD47676ND
2019-05-20AD47677ND
2019-05-20AD47669ND
2019-07-15AD53004ND
2019-07-15AD53005ND
2019-10-21AD57423ND
2019-10-21AD57424ND
2020-01-20AD60735ND
2020-01-20AD60734ND
2021-04-132104041ND
2021-04-132104042ND
2022-04-202204751ND
2022-04-202204750ND
2022-05-172211810ND
2022-05-172211809ND
2022-05-172211808ND
2022-05-172211807ND
2022-05-172211806ND
2022-05-172211805ND
2022-05-172211804ND
2023-04-172303745ND
2023-04-172303746ND