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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

City of Sanger

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.

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31

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

2

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND80ND
2016N/A00N/A
20170.00190 ppb110.00190 ppb
20180.00131 ppb131ND - 0.0170 ppb
2019ND10ND

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
2014-10-15A4J0020-36AND
2014-10-15A4J0020-11AND
2014-10-15A4J0020-01AND
2014-10-15A4J0020-26AND
2014-10-15A4J0020-31AND
2014-10-16A4J0020-21AND
2014-10-16A4J0020-16AND
2014-10-16A4J0020-06AND
2015-04-15A5C0929-06AND
2015-04-15A5C0929-16AND
2015-04-15A5C0929-26AND
2015-04-15A5C0929-01AND
2015-04-16A5C0929-36AND
2015-04-16A5C0929-11AND
2015-04-16A5C0929-21AND
2015-04-16A5C0929-31AND
2017-06-010.00190 ppb*
2018-04-182706-023-0920ND
2018-04-182706-019-0955ND
2018-04-182706-020-1135ND
2018-04-192706-017-1435ND
2018-07-185806-017-0910ND
2018-07-185806-019-1410ND
2018-07-185806-020-1015ND
2018-07-185806-023-1440ND
2018-09-125802-021-11150.0170 ppb
2018-10-175806-019-1410ND
2018-10-175806-023-1330ND
2018-10-175806-017-1250ND
2018-10-175806-020-1010ND
2019-05-025802-021-0955ND

* Sample result is taken from the system's CCR report.