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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

South Kona

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.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND40ND
2017ND70ND
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
2014-03-18C14-03-0053AND
2014-03-18C14-03-0052AND
2014-04-15C14-04-0163AND
2014-04-15C14-04-0164AND
2014-07-07C14-07-0053AND
2014-07-07C14-07-0054AND
2014-10-06C14-10-0030AND
2014-10-06C14-10-0031AND
2016-03-07ND
2016-03-07ND
2016-06-13ND
2016-06-13ND
2017-03-14ND
2017-03-14ND
2017-03-14ND
2017-03-14ND
2017-06-19ND
2017-06-19ND
2017-06-19ND