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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1-Trichloroethane

Blevins Waterworks

1,1,1-Trichloroethane is a solvent and a degreasing agent used for manufacturing metal products and as ingredient in cleaners and aerosols. Exposure to 1,1,1-trichloroethane can harm the nervous system, liver and circulatory system.

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND70ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 200 ppb

The legal limit for 1,1,1-trichloroethane, established in 1987, was based on toxicity studies conducted in laboratory animals in the 1970s and 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-2814120000209ND
2015-10-2015296000701ND
2016-01-2616028001402ND
2016-06-0116154000701ND
2016-07-2016203006001ND
2016-10-2516301001701ND
2017-01-2317025000201ND
2017-05-0917130008101ND
2017-05-0917130007901ND
2017-07-1817200003801ND
2017-07-1817200003701ND
2017-11-0117306002701ND
2017-11-0117306002601ND
2018-02-1918053004401ND
2018-02-1918053002402ND
2018-04-2418115002501ND
2018-04-2418115002601ND
2018-08-0118214001101ND
2018-08-2818242000701ND
2018-12-0318340005201ND
2018-12-0318340005301ND
2019-02-0619038004002ND
2019-02-0619038003901ND
2019-08-0519220003008ND
2019-08-0519220003108ND
2019-10-2919304001301ND
2019-10-2919304001401ND