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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane is a synthetic chemical used in metal degreasing and as an intermediate in industrial chemical production.

 

71

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND230ND
2015ND150ND
2016ND110ND
2017ND210ND
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 1 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 1 ppb for 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-25L4951922-1ND
2014-02-25L4951918-1ND
2014-05-20L4690565-1ND
2014-05-20L4799412-1ND
2014-07-17L5163463-5ND
2014-07-17L5163463-15ND
2014-07-17L5163463-14ND
2014-07-17L5163463-13ND
2014-07-17L5163463-1ND
2014-07-17L5163463-6ND
2014-07-17L5163463-12ND
2014-07-17L5163463-10ND
2014-07-17L5163463-11ND
2014-07-17L5163463-9ND
2014-07-17L5163463-8ND
2014-07-17L5163463-7ND
2014-07-17L5163463-4ND
2014-07-17L5163463-3ND
2014-07-17L5163463-2ND
2014-08-15L4460454-1ND
2014-08-15L4359849-1ND
2014-12-04L5352436-1ND
2014-12-04L5352437-1ND
2015-02-1012390493ND
2015-02-1012390439ND
2015-05-1112738441ND
2015-05-1112738495ND
2015-07-0913859438ND
2015-07-0913859330ND
2015-07-0913859384ND
2015-08-1913123891ND
2015-08-1913123837ND
2015-08-2813124412ND
2015-11-2013503377ND
2015-11-2013503431ND
2015-11-2013503485ND
2015-11-2013503539ND
2015-11-2013503593ND
2016-02-2313975166ND
2016-02-2313975007ND
2016-02-2313974954ND
2016-02-2313975060ND
2016-02-2313975113ND
2016-05-2414237914ND
2016-07-2114555673ND
2016-07-2114555621ND
2016-07-2114555777ND
2016-07-2114555725ND
2016-08-3014892517ND
2017-02-2715644181ND
2017-06-0716243970ND
2017-08-0116552089ND
2017-08-0116551985ND
2017-08-0116552037ND
2017-08-0116552141ND
2017-08-0116551777ND
2017-08-0116551933ND
2017-08-0116551881ND
2017-08-0116551829ND
2017-08-1716553219ND
2017-08-1716553271ND
2017-08-1716553167ND
2017-08-1716553115ND
2017-08-1716553063ND
2017-08-1716553011ND
2017-08-2416552931ND
2017-08-2416552827ND
2017-08-2416552775ND
2017-08-2416552723ND
2017-08-2416552879ND
2018-01-29L6996345-1ND