Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

MTBE

City of Meadows Place

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-01-26AE11042ND
2018-01-26AE11068ND
2018-01-26AE11038ND
2019-01-11AE49619ND
2019-01-11AE49621ND
2019-03-21AE59460ND
2020-01-24AE95378ND
2020-01-24AE95382ND
2020-04-08AF06158ND
2021-01-14AF39524ND
2021-01-14AF39542ND
2021-04-12AF49781ND
2022-01-18AF80502ND
2022-01-18AF80506ND
2022-01-18AF80508ND
2023-01-18AG24997ND
2023-03-13AG32689ND
2023-09-05AG54876ND