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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,3-Dichloropropene

City of Livingston

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.

 

20

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
2014ND10ND
2015ND70ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND20ND
2018ND80ND
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
2014-09-025810-025-1155ND
2015-02-105810-008-0919ND
2015-09-085810-013-1230ND
2015-09-085810-012-1255ND
2015-11-095810-014-1430ND
2015-11-095810-015-1135ND
2015-11-095810-011-1155ND
2015-11-095810-009-1215ND
2017-05-095810-028-1000ND
2017-09-125810-025-0910ND
2018-02-125810-008-1340ND
2018-05-145810-028-1040ND
2018-09-105810-012-1205ND
2018-09-105810-013-1120ND
2018-11-095810-011-1428ND
2018-11-095810-009-1402ND
2018-11-095810-014-1216ND
2018-11-095810-028-1508ND
2019-02-265810-015-1321ND
2019-11-265810-028-0915ND