MTBE, The Fuel Additive in our Drinking Water

Inceasingly, MTBE (methyl-t-butyl ether) is being discovered in our drinking water. MTBE is a fuel additive commonly used in the United States to reduce carbon monoxide and ozone levels caused by auto emissions. Due to its widespread use, reports of MTBE detections in the nation's ground and surface water supplies are increasing.

The Office of Water and other EPA offices are working with a panel of leading experts to focus on issues posed by the continued use of MTBE and other oxygenates in gasoline. EPA is currently studying the implications of setting a drinking water standard for MTBE.

Research on the health effects of injesting MTBE is limited. Most of the research has been centered on the health effects of inhaling MTBE.

The EPA reviewed available health impact data on MTBE in its 1997 Drinking Water Advisory guidance and decided that there was insufficient information available to allow EPA to establish health advisory limits.

In 1994, the New Jersey Drinking Water Quality Institute recognized the uncertainties regarding the carcinogenicity of MTBE, specifically by oral exposure, and classified MTBE as a possible human carcinogen.

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