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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Dover Water Commission

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.

 

40

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND100ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND60ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-03-0525734-1AND
2014-03-0525734-2AND
2014-06-1827310-1ND
2014-06-1827310-2ND
2014-09-2629140-1BND
2014-09-2629140-2BND
2014-12-1030311-17ND
2014-12-1030311-16ND
2015-01-2930990-2ND
2015-01-2930990-1ND
2015-04-16DWS243-2ND
2015-04-16DWS243-1ND
2015-09-10DWS1518-1AND
2015-09-10DWS1518-2AND
2015-10-21201510220355AMND
2015-10-21201510220348AMND
2015-11-18DWS1964-1ND
2015-11-18DWS1964-2ND
2016-01-20DWS2269-1ND
2016-01-20DWS2269-2ND
2016-04-20DWS2860-1AND
2016-04-20DWS2860-2AND
2016-07-11DWS3345-2ND
2016-07-11DWS3345-1ND
2016-12-09DWS4357-2AND
2016-12-09DWS4357-1AND
2017-03-02DWS4896-1AND
2017-03-02DWS4896-2AND
2017-05-02DWS5334-2ND
2017-05-02DWS5334-1ND
2017-07-31DWS6081-1ND
2017-07-31DWS6081-2ND
2017-10-06DWS6722-1ND
2017-10-06DWS6722-2ND
2018-02-02DWS7708-1AND
2018-02-02DWS7708-2AND
2018-04-26DWS8494-1ND
2018-04-26DWS8495-1ND
2018-07-0618070509-02ND
2018-07-0618070509-01ND