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Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether

CAS Number

1634-04-4

Synonym

Methyl tert-butyl ether; Methyl t-butyl ether; Tert-butyl methyl ether; T-butyl methyl ether; MTBE; 2-methoxy-2-methylpropane; Methyl-tert-butyl ether; methyl 1,1-dimethylethyl ether; 2-methyl-2-methoxypropane

Occurrence/Use

Gasoline additive (oxygenate; improves octane ratings and reduces pollutant emission); medicine (dissolves cholesterol gall stones)

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Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether

California Public Health Goals Data

Health Risk Category: 
Carcinogenicity
Public Health Goal (mg/L): 
0.013
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Cancer Risk at PHG: 
0.000001
MCL value (mg/L): 
0.013
Cancer Risk at MCL: 
0.000001
Last PHG Revision : 
1999
California PHG Comments: 
Update Date: 
03/12/1999