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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,3-Dichloropropene

City of Escondido

1,3-Dichloropropene is a volatile cancer-causing chemical primarily used as a nematocide to fumigate agricultural soils. It exists in two different forms: cis-1,3-dichloropropene and trans-1,3-dichloropropene.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND20ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.2 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.2 ppb for 1,3-dichloropropene 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
2014-05-122706-018-1022ND
2014-05-122706-019-1001ND
2015-05-182706-018-1110ND
2015-05-182706-019-1010ND
2015-08-172706-018-1120ND
2015-08-172706-019-1029ND
2016-05-162706-018-1010ND
2016-05-162706-019-0919ND
2017-06-082706-018-0846ND
2018-08-142706-018-0900ND
2018-08-142706-019-0935ND
2019-05-132706-018-0830ND
2019-11-122706-019-0800ND