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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1-Trichloroethane

Gray Water District

1,1,1-Trichloroethane is a solvent and a degreasing agent used for manufacturing metal products and as ingredient in cleaners and aerosols. Exposure to 1,1,1-trichloroethane can harm the nervous system, liver and circulatory system.

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 200 ppb

The legal limit for 1,1,1-trichloroethane, established in 1987, was based on toxicity studies conducted in laboratory animals in the 1970s and 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-31ND
2014-06-30ND
2014-09-30ND
2014-12-29ND
2015-03-31K001375001ND
2015-06-29K012988001ND
2015-09-30K026741001ND
2015-12-31K042308001ND
2016-03-31L001035001ND
2016-06-30L012374001ND
2016-09-22L027494001ND
2016-12-30L042460001ND
2017-03-16M001246001ND
2017-04-181704126-01ND
2017-05-021700081-01ND
2017-09-141710838-01ND
2017-11-141716829-01ND
2018-01-181801019-01ND
2018-04-051804067-01ND
2018-04-101804-01052-001ND
2018-09-191809-02456-001ND
2018-10-191810-02580-001ND
2019-01-111901-00958-002ND
2019-04-161904-01907-001ND
2019-04-231904-02647-001ND
2019-07-101907-01178-001ND
2019-10-161910-02077-001ND