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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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MTBE

Endicott Municipal Water Works

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.

 

49

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
2014ND80ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND90ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

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
2014-01-161402401-02ND
2014-01-161402401-04ND
2014-04-091413997-05ND
2014-04-091413997-01ND
2014-07-09S4G1033-03ND
2014-07-09S4G1033-11ND
2014-10-08S4J0915-11ND
2014-10-08S4J0915-03ND
2015-01-07S5A0590-03ND
2015-01-07S5A0590-11ND
2015-04-08S5C1597-04ND
2015-04-08S5C1597-02ND
2015-07-08S5G1377-04ND
2015-07-08S5G1377-02ND
2015-10-07S5J0802-06ND
2015-10-07S5J0802-02ND
2016-01-19S6A0555-06ND
2016-01-19S6A0555-04ND
2016-01-19S6A0555-02ND
2016-04-14S6D0522-02ND
2016-04-14S6D0522-04ND
2016-07-07S6G0345-01ND
2016-08-18S6H0715-01ND
2016-10-06S6J0195-04ND
2016-10-06S6J0195-02ND
2017-01-12J7A0876-01ND
2017-01-25J7A1304-02ND
2017-04-05J7D0598-06ND
2017-04-05J7D0598-02ND
2017-07-13J7G1199-02ND
2017-07-13J7G1199-06ND
2017-10-05J7J0866-02ND
2017-10-05J7J0866-04ND
2018-01-16J8A1138-02ND
2018-01-16J8A1138-06ND
2018-04-05J8D0432-02ND
2018-04-05J8D0432-06ND
2018-07-10J8G0916-04ND
2018-07-10J8G0916-02ND
2018-10-04J8J0450-06ND
2018-10-04J8J0450-02ND
2019-01-09J9A0616-02ND
2019-01-09J9A0616-04ND
2019-04-04J9D0486-04ND
2019-04-04J9D0486-02ND
2019-08-29J9H2168-02ND
2019-08-29J9H2168-04ND
2019-10-09J9J0762-06ND
2019-10-09J9J0762-02ND