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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

San Pasqual Academy

1,2,3-Trichloropropane is a potent carcinogen that contaminates drinking water in agricultural regions where it was historically used as soil fumigant. Click here to read more about carcinogenic VOCs.

 

18

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
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND30ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND120ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.0007 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.0007 ppb for 1,2,3-trichloropropane 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
2016-05-062706-005-0700ND
2016-05-062706-002-1000ND
2016-05-062706-006-0900ND
2018-01-082706-002-1015ND
2018-01-082706-006-0930ND
2018-01-082706-005-1000ND
2018-05-152706-002-0800ND
2018-05-152706-006-0830ND
2018-05-152706-005-0815ND
2018-07-022706-005-0900ND
2018-07-022706-006-0900ND
2018-07-022706-002-0900ND
2018-10-022706-005-1000ND
2018-10-022706-002-0945ND
2018-10-022706-006-1015ND
2019-01-082706-005-0800ND
2019-01-082706-002-0830ND
2019-01-082706-006-0815ND