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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Bishop, City Of

1,2,3-Trichloropropane is a potent carcinogen that contaminates drinking water in agricultural regions where it was historically used as soil fumigant. Click here to read more about carcinogenic VOCs.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND20ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND60ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.0007 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.0007 ppb for 1,2,3-trichloropropane 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 cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2016-08-035810-002-0930ND
2016-08-035810-003-0910ND
2018-01-165810-002-0954ND
2018-01-165810-003-0914ND
2018-04-165810-002-1235ND
2018-04-165810-003-1315ND
2018-11-085810-002-1255ND
2018-11-085810-003-1320ND