Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

MTBE

City of Stamford

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
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND20ND
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
2018-09-19Q1837653003ND
2019-08-22Q1958561001ND
2020-09-14Q2036319001ND
2021-09-07Q2124175003ND
2022-09-08Q2226788002ND
2022-11-29Q2235396003ND
2023-03-14Q2310046005ND
2023-05-17Q2318614001ND
2023-09-06Q2338453001ND