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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,3-Dichloropropene

City of Corcoran

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
2014ND40ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-03-255810-018-1106ND
2014-03-255810-026-1045ND
2014-06-165810-002-0800ND
2014-12-225810-019-0840ND
2016-11-105810-001-0915ND
2016-12-145810-003-0740ND
2016-12-145810-019-0830ND
2016-12-285810-016-0750ND
2017-02-135810-026-0850ND
2017-04-195810-002-0950ND
2017-04-195810-018-0900ND
2017-09-065810-015-0855ND
2018-05-185810-019-1400ND
2019-10-095810-003-0900ND
2019-10-145810-016-0900ND