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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane

Kinneloa Irrigation District

1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane is an industrial chemical which has been used as a metal degreaser, and in paint, paint removers, mothballs and pesticides. It damages the liver and nervous system, and may cause cancer.

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36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
2015ND60ND
2016ND60ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.1 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.1 ppb for 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 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
2014-04-079588-015-0920ND
2014-04-079588-009-0900ND
2014-04-079588-008-0930ND
2014-04-079588-007-1005ND
2014-04-079588-005-0950ND
2014-04-079588-003-0910ND
2014-04-079588-002-0940ND
2015-04-099588-002-0955ND
2015-04-099588-003-0935ND
2015-04-099588-005-1005ND
2015-04-099588-015-1020ND
2015-04-099588-007-0945ND
2015-04-099588-009-0925ND
2016-04-189588-002-0950ND
2016-04-189588-015-0940ND
2016-04-189588-009-0905ND
2016-04-189588-003-0915ND
2016-04-189588-007-0930ND
2016-04-189588-005-1005ND
2017-04-109588-015-0925ND
2017-04-109588-002-0930ND
2017-04-109588-003-0910ND
2017-04-109588-007-0915ND
2017-04-109588-005-0940ND
2017-04-109588-009-0900ND
2018-04-179588-005-0950ND
2018-04-179588-009-0910ND
2018-04-179588-015-0935ND
2018-04-179588-003-0915ND
2018-04-179588-007-0925ND
2019-02-049588-002-0900ND
2019-04-049588-009-1035ND
2019-04-049588-015-1100ND
2019-04-049588-003-1045ND
2019-04-049588-005-1145ND
2019-04-049588-007-1120ND