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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Greenwich System

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-04-01201404209-VOC1ND
2014-04-01201404200-VOC1ND
2014-07-07201407080375AMND
2014-07-07201407080377AMND
2014-07-07201407080373AMND
2014-10-16201410180110AMND
2014-10-16201410180094AMND
2014-10-16201410180096AMND
2015-01-06201501070580AMND
2015-02-04201502050741AMND
2015-02-04201502050737AMND
2015-04-07201504259-VOC1ND
2015-04-07201504250-VOC1ND
2016-06-07201607117-VOC1ND
2016-06-07201607107-VOC1ND
2017-04-03201704556-VOC1ND
2017-04-03201704567-VOC1ND
2018-04-02201803873-VOC1ND
2019-04-01201904114-VOC1ND
2019-04-01201904109-VOC1ND