Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

MTBE

West Milford Township Municipal Utilities Authority - Birch Hill 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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
20190.512 ppb110.512 ppb
20201.19 ppb111.19 ppb
20210.950 ppb110.950 ppb
20221.24 ppb111.24 ppb
20232.08 ppb112.08 ppb

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
2018-04-04N061797-01ND
2019-06-119060392-010.512 ppb
2020-06-220060985-011.19 ppb
2021-05-261051244-010.950 ppb
2022-06-142060698-011.24 ppb
2023-06-1323F0601-012.08 ppb