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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Golden State Water Company (GSWC) - South San Gabriel

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND40ND
2014ND60ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND30ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
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
2013-12-183L19004-07AND
2013-12-183L19004-01AND
2013-12-183L19004-03AND
2013-12-183L19004-05AND
2014-03-184C18022-01AND
2014-06-244F24036-01AND
2014-06-244F24036-03AND
2014-06-304F30035-01AND
2014-09-304I30020-01AND
2014-10-084J08066-01AND
2016-08-080007-038-1422ND
2016-08-080007-042-1420ND
2016-08-080007-046-1427ND