Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Trichloroethylene

Yuima Municipal Water District Ida

Trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent and common groundwater pollutant, damages the immune system, harms the developing fetus and causes cancer. Read More.

Trichloroethylene was once commonly used to remove grease from metal parts, such as steel pipes and engines, and as a solvent in dry cleaning and carpet cleaning products. Drinking trichloroethylene-contaminated drinking water has been linked with birth defects, leukemia, and liver and kidney damage. Trichloroethylene is highly volatile and can enter indoor air through water in pipes. If trichloroethylene is present, people can inhale it while bathing, washing dishes and doing other household activities that involve water.

Click here to read more about carcinogenic VOCs.

 

34

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND70ND
2021ND50ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND100ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.4 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.4 ppb for trichloroethylene was defined by the state of Minnesota as health risk limit, the concentration of a contaminant that can be consumed with little or no risk to health. This health guideline protects against harm to the developing fetus and damage to the immune system.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 5 ppb

The legal limit for trichloroethylene, established in 1987, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit does not fully protect against the risk of cancer and harm to the developing fetus.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-09CA3700938_012_012-201801090920ND
2018-04-10CA3700938_012_012-201804100800ND
2018-07-10CA3700938_012_012-201807100800ND
2018-07-10CA3700938_005_005-201807100830ND
2018-10-09CA3700938_012_012-201810091105ND
2019-01-08CA3700938_012_012-201901080815ND
2019-04-09CA3700938_012_012-201904091125ND
2019-07-09CA3700938_012_012-201907090845ND
2019-10-08CA3700938_012_012-201910080900ND
2020-01-14CA3700938_012_012-202001141007ND
2020-04-14CA3700938_012_012-202004140830ND
2020-07-14CA3700938_031_031-202007141035ND
2020-07-14CA3700938_006_006-202007141010ND
2020-07-14CA3700938_012_012-202007141110ND
2020-07-14CA3700938_048_048-202007141207ND
2020-10-13CA3700938_012_012-202010131000ND
2021-01-12CA3700938_012_012-202101120915ND
2021-04-13CA3700938_012_012-202104131230ND
2021-07-13CA3700938_012_012-202107130825ND
2021-07-13CA3700938_005_005-202107130930ND
2021-10-18CA3700938_012_012-202110181100ND
2022-01-10CA3700938_012_012-202201100800ND
2022-04-04CA3700938_012_012-202204041200ND
2022-10-12CA3700938_012_012-202210120845ND
2023-02-13CA3700938_012_012-202302131315ND
2023-05-01CA3700938_037_037-202305011010ND
2023-07-11CA3700938_031_031-202307110730ND
2023-07-11CA3700938_012_012-202307110915ND
2023-07-11CA3700938_011_011-202307110900ND
2023-07-11CA3700938_047_047-202307110840ND
2023-07-11CA3700938_004_004-202307110730ND
2023-07-11CA3700938_006_006-202307110750ND
2023-07-11CA3700938_020_020-202307110750ND
2023-10-02CA3700938_048_048-202310020840ND