Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

MTBE

Cape Vincent Town Water Department 3 & 4

NOTE: Cape Vincent Town Water Department 3 & 4 purchases water from Cape Vincent Village which is required to test for mtbe. Sample information shown below was taken by Cape Vincent Village.

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.

 

5

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
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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

NOTE: Cape Vincent Town Water Department 3 & 4 purchases water from Cape Vincent Village which is required to test for mtbe. Sample information shown below was taken by Cape Vincent Village.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-11-18EHS1900057199-01POCND
2021-04-21L2120751-01ND
2022-07-28L2240410-01 POCSND
2022-09-26EHS2200047116SR1 POCND
2023-04-052318239-01ND