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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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MTBE

NJ American Water - Washington/Oxford

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.

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79

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND130ND
2015ND120ND
2016ND130ND
2017ND130ND
2018ND130ND
2019ND150ND

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
2014-01-1524895401ND
2014-01-1624539201ND
2014-02-2424538501ND
2014-04-0925374001ND
2014-04-0925375001ND
2014-04-1625374701ND
2014-05-2325487601ND
2014-07-24201407310192ND
2014-07-25201407310243ND
2014-08-1226170201ND
2014-10-1727209001ND
2014-10-1727210001ND
2014-10-2227209701ND
2015-01-1227842901ND
2015-01-1227840901ND
2015-01-1327842101ND
2015-04-0228524001ND
2015-04-0228522701ND
2015-04-3028523601ND
2015-05-1529025501ND
2015-07-0629700801ND
2015-07-0729702301ND
2015-10-1330490601ND
2015-10-1330489301ND
2015-11-0530490201ND
2016-01-0531129001ND
2016-01-0631129801ND
2016-01-0631127801ND
2016-04-0831798801ND
2016-04-0831797501ND
2016-04-1431798401ND
2016-05-0432058601ND
2016-07-1532829201ND
2016-07-1532830701ND
2016-07-2632830201ND
2016-10-0733643901ND
2016-10-0733645201ND
2016-10-2033644801ND
2017-01-2534422301ND
2017-01-2534421301ND
2017-02-0134422901ND
2017-04-1935313301ND
2017-04-2735314201ND
2017-04-2735314601ND
2017-05-3134547201ND
2017-07-0336465701ND
2017-07-0336467201ND
2017-07-0636466701ND
2017-10-3037952301ND
2017-11-2737483601ND
2017-12-2036856301ND
2018-01-0338421401ND
2018-01-0938421901ND
2018-01-1838420501ND
2018-04-1939256401ND
2018-04-2539257201ND
2018-04-2539257601ND
2018-05-1739523801ND
2018-07-0640424201ND
2018-07-0640425601ND
2018-07-2440425101ND
2018-10-0341597001ND
2018-10-1641595801ND
2018-10-1641596601ND
2019-01-3042616601ND
2019-01-3042617501ND
2019-01-3042618101ND
2019-04-1043680501ND
2019-04-1043680601ND
2019-04-1043680701ND
2019-05-2144232901ND
2019-07-1045177301ND
2019-07-2445177601ND
2019-07-2444754601ND
2019-08-2245177101ND
2019-08-2245177201ND
2019-10-0246922501ND
2019-10-1646922601ND
2019-10-1646922401ND