Menu

EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

Donate

1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Calif State Polytechnical Univ - Pomona

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
2014ND30ND
2015ND10ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND40ND
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
2014-04-07B4D0711-01ND
2014-07-08B4G0774-01ND
2014-10-07B4J0645-01ND
2015-01-14B5A1214-01ND
2018-02-064790-005-1020ND
2018-05-084790-005-1018ND
2018-08-074790-005-1010ND
2018-11-064790-005-1130ND