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MTBE

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 46

NOTE: Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 46 purchases water from City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate which is required to test for mtbe. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate.

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
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: Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 46 purchases water from City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate which is required to test for mtbe. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-28AE16057ND
2018-05-01AE24603ND
2018-05-01AE24605ND
2019-04-18AE62975ND
2019-04-18AE62979ND
2020-07-16AF19725ND
2020-08-06AF22303ND
2021-02-26AF44660ND
2021-02-26AF44664ND
2021-05-12AF53542ND
2022-05-17AF97264ND
2022-05-17AF97270ND
2023-05-04AG39379ND
2023-05-04AG39383ND