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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

City of Buda

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.

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38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND40ND
20170.00583 ppb121ND - 0.0700 ppb
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND

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
2014-08-26AC65217ND
2014-08-26AC65215ND
2014-08-26AC65219ND
2014-08-26AC65223ND
2015-02-02AC78823ND
2015-06-09AC95172ND
2015-06-09AC95176ND
2015-06-09AC95144ND
2015-06-09AC95142ND
2015-06-09AC95192ND
2015-06-09AC95196ND
2015-12-09AD16243ND
2016-06-14AD40506ND
2016-06-14AD40490ND
2016-09-21AD50581ND
2016-11-03AD56508ND
2017-03-23AD76664ND
2017-03-23AD76644ND
2017-05-10AD83744ND
2017-05-10AD83722ND
2017-05-10AD83746ND
2017-07-26AD90889ND
2017-07-26AD90839ND
2017-07-26AD908910.0700 ppb
2017-07-26AD90837ND
2017-10-18AE01346ND
2017-10-18AE01344ND
2017-10-18AE01414ND
2018-01-18AE09311ND
2018-01-18AE09281ND
2018-01-18AE09275ND
2018-01-18AE09279ND
2018-01-18AE09277ND
2019-02-15AE54742ND
2019-02-15AE54740ND
2019-02-15AE54738ND
2019-06-17AE70889ND
2019-07-15AE74425ND