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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Sky Lakes Water Supply Corporation

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

 

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
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND

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
2015-04-29AC89874ND
2015-04-29AC89876ND
2016-07-12AD43884ND
2016-07-12AD43866ND
2017-04-11AD79226ND
2017-04-11AD79224ND
2017-09-26AD98027ND
2017-11-14AE04753ND
2018-01-09AE08411ND
2018-01-09AE08351ND
2018-04-10AE21888ND
2018-07-31AE35102ND
2018-10-23AE44310ND
2019-02-27AE56273ND
2019-02-27AE56281ND
2019-05-01AE64373ND
2019-07-23AE75575ND
2019-10-31AE88166ND