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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Northeast Alabama Water System

1,2,3-Trichloropropane is a potent carcinogen that contaminates drinking water in agricultural regions where it was historically used as soil fumigant. Click here to read more about carcinogenic VOCs.

 

46

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND230ND
2015ND90ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.0007 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.0007 ppb for 1,2,3-trichloropropane was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-05-06AC69048ND
2014-06-123046045ND
2014-06-123045977ND
2014-06-123046024ND
2014-06-123045963ND
2014-06-133045950ND
2014-06-133045996ND
2014-06-133046011ND
2014-09-153106716ND
2014-09-153106422ND
2014-09-153106640ND
2014-09-163106362ND
2014-09-163106389ND
2014-09-163106649ND
2014-11-19AC90357ND
2014-11-20AC90350ND
2014-12-163158418ND
2014-12-163158394ND
2014-12-163158427ND
2014-12-163158335ND
2014-12-163158403ND
2014-12-163158439ND
2014-12-163158344ND
2015-03-123207276ND
2015-03-123207093ND
2015-03-123207183ND
2015-03-123207135ND
2015-03-123207115ND
2015-03-123207162ND
2015-06-08AD11194ND
2015-11-18AD28921ND
2015-11-18AD28925ND
2016-05-161606274-1ND
2016-11-081614271-2ND
2017-05-22170192-02ND
2017-05-221707192-2ND
2017-12-111717278-2ND
2018-06-061807603-02ND
2018-06-061807603-2ND
2018-12-12L1053121-02ND
2019-06-19L1111029-01ND
2019-07-30L1124324-01AND
2019-07-30L1124324-01ND
2019-09-10L1138015-01ND
2019-11-05L1157833-01ND
2019-11-13L1160742-01ND