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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,3-Dichloropropene

City of California City

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND50ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-08-255806-005-1400ND
2014-08-255806-006-1320ND
2014-08-255806-008-1345ND
2014-08-255806-009-1310ND
2014-08-255806-016-1335ND
2016-12-155806-003-0920ND
2017-08-015806-005-1100ND
2017-08-015806-006-1135ND
2017-08-015806-008-1000ND
2017-08-015806-009-1030ND
2017-08-015806-016-0925ND
2018-02-075806-003-0820ND
2019-11-195806-003-1000ND