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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Isopropyl alcohol

Status: No national drinking water standard exists

 

Isopropyl alcohol or "rubbing alcohol" is commonly used in consumer products and for manufacturing.

2017-2019:

FOUND

3

states detected

14

utilities detected

27,515

people served

States reporting isopropyl alcohol in drinking water

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State UtilitiesPeople Served
New Hampshire1125,975
Texas11,260
New York2280
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Utilities with the highest amounts of isopropyl alcohol, 2017-2019

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Country MeadowsNew Hampton, NH1 of 1200.0 ppb28
Catamount HillAllenstown, NH1 of 119.0 ppb383
Plainview Municipal Water SystemPlainview, TX1 of 110.7 ppb20,767
Peu/white Rock Senior LivingMerrimack, NH1 of 110.3 ppb547
Packer MeadowsBedford, NH1 of 16.60 ppb115
U & F Water Supply CorporationSnyder, TX1 of 16.28 ppb475
City of WeinertWeinert, TX1 of 15.11 ppb162
Tulia Municipal Water SystemTulia, TX1 of 14.09 ppb4,791
Olde TowneAllenstown, NH2 of 23.75 ppb243
Harris County Municipal Utility District 434Houston, TX1 of 12.60 ppb1,260
Peu/spruce Pond EstatesMerrimack, NH1 of 11.80 ppb120
Danville Four SeasonsEast Hampstead, NH2 of 21.50 ppb200
Rutledge PlacePlaistow, NH1 of 11.40 ppb30
Peu/hardwood Hts Birch HillMerrimack, NH1 of 11.40 ppb100
Rochester Water DepartmentRochester, NH1 of 11.30 ppb25,000
Wingdale Village ParkBeacon, NY1 of 11.20 ppb150
26 Chandler Ave. CondosPlaistow, NH1 of 10.800 ppb33
Evergreen TerraceStrafford, NH1 of 10.700 ppb45
Stratham WoodsStratham, NH1 of 10.600 ppb38
Saratoga 29Saratoga Springs, NY1 of 20.550 ppb130
Connor CourtAmherst, NH1 of 10.500 ppb51
UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Plainview Municipal Water SystemPlainview, TX1 of 110.7 ppb20,767
Rochester Water DepartmentRochester, NH1 of 11.30 ppb25,000