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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Towering Oaks and Rosewood Hills Subdivisionivi

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

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND

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
2015-02-23AC81483ND
2015-02-23AC81473ND
2015-02-23AC81481ND
2016-02-17AD23949ND
2016-02-17AD23953ND
2016-02-17AD23945ND
2017-02-07AD69276ND
2017-02-07AD69248ND
2017-02-07AD69250ND
2018-01-22AE09615ND
2018-01-22AE09621ND
2018-01-22AE09611ND
2018-08-03AE35870ND
2018-10-30AE44876ND
2019-02-20AE55073ND
2019-02-20AE55095ND
2019-02-20AE55067ND
2019-02-20AE55055ND
2019-04-25AE63736ND