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2-Methoxyethanol

Summit Township Water Authority

NOTE: Summit Township Water Authority purchases water from Erie City Water Authority which is required to test for 2-methoxyethanol. Sample information shown below was taken by Erie City Water Authority.

2-methoxyethanol is a petrochemical used as a solvent in industrial applications, as well as consumer products like paints and varnishes. Exposure to 2-methoxyethanol can cause reproductive harm and damage to the nervous system, liver and kidneys.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND60ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Summit Township Water Authority purchases water from Erie City Water Authority which is required to test for 2-methoxyethanol. Sample information shown below was taken by Erie City Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-10-174093387ND
2019-01-104171204ND
2019-04-114258172ND
2019-07-104349074ND
2020-03-194592419ND
2020-09-234733152ND