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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Cal Am Water Company - Ambler Park

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND30ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-02-22CA2710006_006_006-201802221025ND
2018-02-22CA2710006_009_009-201802221045ND
2018-04-04CA2710006_006_006-201804041420ND
2018-04-04CA2710006_009_009-201804041505ND
2018-07-18CA2710006_009_009-201807181033ND
2018-08-17CA2710006_006_006-201808171215ND
2019-09-24CA2710006_004_004-201909241150ND
2020-01-23CA2710006_004_004-202001231410ND
2020-04-08CA2710006_004_004-202004081130ND
2021-01-11CA2710006_004_004-202101111330ND
2021-01-11CA2710006_006_006-202101111320ND
2021-01-11CA2710006_009_009-202101111150ND
2023-04-14CA2710006_009_009-202304141140ND
2023-04-20CA2710006_006_006-202304201316ND
2023-04-20CA2710006_004_004-202304201335ND