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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

California Water Service Company-Lancaster

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane is a synthetic chemical used in metal degreasing and as an intermediate in industrial chemical production.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 1 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 1 ppb for 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-05-205701-001-1000ND
2014-06-245701-005-1112ND
2015-05-195701-001-0937ND
2015-06-165701-005-1347ND
2016-05-245701-001-1342ND
2016-06-285701-005-1145ND
2017-05-095701-001-1025ND
2017-06-205701-005-1501ND
2018-05-085701-001-1310ND
2019-06-045701-001-1319ND