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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Springville Water Works

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

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
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
2014-06-191406-00246-4ND
2014-09-111409-00162-4ND
2014-12-101412-00148-1ND
2015-03-121503-00205-3ND
2015-06-081506-00110-1ND
2015-09-101509-00134-1ND
2015-12-151512-00229-1ND
2016-03-141603-00200-2ND
2016-06-131606-00187-2ND
2016-09-121609-00187-1ND
2016-12-121612-00219-1ND
2017-03-211703-00277-002ND
2017-06-131706-00202-1ND
2017-09-111709-00128-1ND
2017-12-111712-00207-1ND
2018-03-121803-00225-2ND
2018-06-121806-00185-1ND
2018-09-111809-00158-002ND
2018-12-111812-00171-001ND
2019-03-111903-00143-002ND
2019-06-101906-00169-002ND
2019-09-101909-00152-002ND
2019-12-091912-00174-001ND