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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Brundidge Water Department

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

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-06-181110-061814-VOC-ND
2014-06-181110-061814-VOC-ND
2015-05-20111005202015-1ND
2015-05-201110-052015-1ND
2016-04-051110-040516-VOC-ND
2016-04-051110-040516-VOC-ND
2016-04-051110-040516-VOC-ND
2017-06-21111006212017-1ND
2017-06-21111006212017-2ND
2018-04-25177940-01VOCND
2018-04-25177940-02VOCND
2019-05-14190506-01VOCND
2019-05-14190507-01VOCND
2019-05-14190508-01VOCND
2019-12-18199243-01VOCND