Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

MTBE

Springhill 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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-11-27SH182701ND
2018-11-27J8K1589-01ND
2018-11-27J8K1589-02ND
2019-12-1319L0726-02ND
2019-12-1319L0726-01ND
2020-09-19WM202873ND
2020-09-19WM202872ND
2021-05-0470172136007ND
2021-05-0470172136009ND
2022-03-18420-219490-7ND
2022-03-18420-219490-5ND