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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Hexachlorocyclopentadiene

City of Surprise - Mountain Vista

Hexachlorocyclopentadiene was historically used for the manufacture of currently banned pesticides, such as endrin, dieldrin and chlordane. It’s still used for production of flame retardants, resins and plastics.

 

92

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015ND120ND
2016ND170ND
2017ND150ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 2 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 2 ppb for hexachlorocyclopentadiene 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 harm to the stomach and intestines.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 50 ppb

The legal limit for hexachlorocyclopentadiene, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-224011817-04SND
2014-01-224011817-03SND
2014-01-224011817-02SND
2014-01-224011817-01SND
2014-04-224041931-01ND
2014-04-224041930-01ND
2014-04-224041927-01ND
2014-04-234041928-01ND
2014-07-304072656-01SND
2014-07-304072658-01SND
2014-07-304072665-01SND
2014-07-304072667-01SND
2014-10-284102394-01SND
2014-10-284102393-01SND
2014-10-284102387-01ND
2014-10-294102491-01SND
2015-01-215011694-04ND
2015-04-205041746-01SND
2015-04-205041743-01SND
2015-04-205041742-01ND
2015-04-205041741-01ND
2015-07-285072564-01SND
2015-07-295072682-01SND
2015-07-295072676-01SND
2015-07-305072799-02SND
2015-10-125101379-01SND
2015-10-125101373-01ND
2015-10-125101369-01ND
2016-01-256012035-04TND
2016-01-256012035-03TND
2016-01-256012035-03SND
2016-01-256012035-02TND
2016-01-256012035-01TND
2016-04-266042226-01SND
2016-04-266042222-01SND
2016-04-266042223-01SND
2016-04-266042227-01SND
2016-07-266072329-01SND
2016-07-266072325-01SND
2016-07-266072323-01SND
2016-07-266072321-01SND
2016-10-246102137-01SND
2016-10-246102135-01SOCND
2016-10-246102133-01SND
2016-10-246102131-01SND
2017-01-307012591-04SND
2017-01-307012591-03SND
2017-01-307012591-02SND
2017-01-307012591-01SND
2017-04-207041996-01SOCND
2017-04-207041995-01SOCND
2017-04-207041987-01SOCND
2017-07-197071806-01SOCND
2017-07-197071805-01SOCND
2017-07-197071804-01SOCND
2017-07-197071802-01SOCND
2017-10-117101207-03RE1ND
2017-10-117101207-01RE1ND
2017-10-117101207-02RE1ND
2017-10-117101207-04RE1ND
2018-01-0818A0734-04SOCND
2018-01-0818A0734-03SOCND
2018-01-0818A0734-02SOCND
2018-01-0818A0734-01SOCND
2018-04-0918D0971-04 SOCND
2018-04-0918D0971-03 SOCND
2018-04-0918D0971-02 SOCND
2018-04-0918D0971-01 SOCND
2018-07-0918G0785-04 SOCND
2018-07-0918G0785-01 SOCND
2018-07-0918G0785-02 SOCND
2018-07-0918G0785-03 SOCND
2018-10-0818J0826-04ND
2018-10-0818J0826-03ND
2018-10-0818J0826-02ND
2018-10-0818J0826-01ND
2019-01-2319A2463-01ND
2019-01-2319A2463-02ND
2019-01-2319A2463-03ND
2019-01-2319A2463-04ND
2019-04-2919D3107-04ND
2019-04-2919D3107-03ND
2019-04-2919D3107-02ND
2019-04-2919D3107-01ND
2019-07-1019G1241-04ND
2019-07-1019G1241-03ND
2019-07-1019G1241-02ND
2019-07-1019G1241-01ND
2019-10-0919J1279-02ND
2019-10-0919J1279-03ND
2019-10-0919J1279-04ND
2019-10-0919J1279-01ND