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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,3-Dichloropropene

City of Kingsburg

1,3-Dichloropropene is a volatile cancer-causing chemical primarily used as a nematocide to fumigate agricultural soils. It exists in two different forms: cis-1,3-dichloropropene and trans-1,3-dichloropropene.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
2015ND10ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND70ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.2 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.2 ppb for 1,3-dichloropropene 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
2014-03-255867-013-1155ND
2014-12-185867-006-1205ND
2014-12-185867-009-1225ND
2014-12-185867-010-1155ND
2014-12-185867-011-1130ND
2014-12-185867-012-1115ND
2014-12-185867-013-1145ND
2015-12-175867-007-1300ND
2018-01-245810-006-1130ND
2018-01-245810-009-1010ND
2018-01-245810-010-1045ND
2018-01-245810-011-0930ND
2018-01-245810-012-0950ND
2018-01-245810-013-1100ND
2018-12-115810-007-0950ND