Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

MTBE

Lazy Lane Mobile Home Park

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
2018-04-30AE24415ND
2018-04-30AE24419ND
2019-09-13AE83638ND
2019-09-13AE83646ND
2020-05-14AF11242ND
2020-05-14AF11256ND
2021-02-08AF42984ND
2021-02-08AF43000ND
2022-08-24AG10783ND
2022-08-24AG10785ND
2023-10-11AG59461ND
2023-10-11AG59463ND