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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

USA - Fort Stewart Main

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane is a synthetic chemical used in metal degreasing and as an intermediate in industrial chemical production.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 1 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 1 ppb for 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-05-28AI41563ND
2015-03-18AI69319ND
2015-03-18AI69320ND
2015-03-18AI69321ND
2015-03-18AI69322ND
2015-03-18AI69323ND
2015-03-18AI69324ND
2016-03-24AJ08731ND
2017-05-31AJ56307ND
2018-05-10AJ89322ND
2018-05-10AJ89323ND
2018-05-10AJ89324ND
2018-05-10AJ89325ND
2018-05-10AJ89326ND
2018-05-31AJ90400ND
2019-05-20AK17839ND