Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

MTBE

East Corning Consolidated District

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND30ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-10EHS1900015085-01-POCND
2018-04-10EHS1800015084-SR-2ND
2019-04-2322397-01X2POCSND
2019-04-2322395-01POCSND
2021-08-1080842POCSND
2022-08-0336781POCSND
2022-08-0336783POCSND
2022-11-022017992-001ND
2023-08-152312416-003POCSXND