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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene

Sussex Shores Water Company

1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene is a solvent and an intermediate for chemical manufacturing that was used historically as an insecticide for termite control. The National Toxicology Program lists it as a "reasonably anticipated" human carcinogen.

 

5

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
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2015-12-28S643434ND
2015-12-28S643435ND
2018-11-27S816857ND
2019-02-15S866496ND
2019-09-03S878909ND