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CONTAMINANT

tert-Butyl alcohol

STATES DETECTED

2

serves

203,000

utilities detected

4

Overview

tert-Butyl alcohol is an industrial chemical and a gasoline additive. It can also form as a breakdown product of the common drinking water contaminant MTBE.

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tert-Butyl alcohol around the Country

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State Utilities People Served
California1201,334
Texas31,637

Utilities with the highest amounts of tert-butyl alcohol, 2021-2023

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility Location Tests Average level People served
Brazos River AcresAustin, TX1 of 10.800 ppb411
City of TolarTolar, TX1 of 10.600 ppb1,016
Acton Water Royal OaksPflugerville, TX1 of 10.500 ppb210
Glendale Water DepartmentGlendale, CA2 of 290.269 ppb201,334
UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Glendale Water DepartmentGlendale, CA2 of 290.269 ppb201,334

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