Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

MTBE

Mills Road Municipal Utility 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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-09-13AE40046ND
2018-09-13AE40056ND
2019-09-12AE83276ND
2019-09-12AE83286ND
2020-04-29AF08725ND
2020-08-04AF21850ND
2021-08-11AF65871ND
2021-08-11AF65885ND
2022-02-14AF84618ND
2022-02-14AF84624ND
2023-10-05AG58615ND
2023-10-05AG58619ND