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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Spring City Water System

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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

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 Result
2014-01-23ND
2014-04-23ND
2014-07-22ND
2014-11-24ND
2015-01-21ND
2015-05-12ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-12-22ND
2016-01-27ND
2016-04-19ND
2016-06-28ND
2016-09-28ND
2016-12-20ND
2017-03-23ND
2017-08-14ND
2018-09-19ND
2019-07-30ND