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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Connecticut Water Company - Rivercrest Division

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND50ND

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
2014-09-12BH12772VOC1ND
2015-03-10BH80778VOC1ND
2015-04-20BJ04751VOC1ND
2015-07-21BJ60768VOC1ND
2015-10-19BK10221VOC1ND
2016-01-25BK57083VOC1ND
2016-04-12BN12252VOC1ND
2016-07-18BN74931VOC1ND
2016-12-15BX05957VOC1ND
2017-03-28BX94504VOC1ND
2017-05-09BY16995VOC1ND
2017-09-14BZ01499VOC1ND
2017-11-06BZ32816VOC1ND
2018-02-12BZ87734VOC1ND
2018-04-20CA23365VOC1ND
2018-07-24CA96252ND
2018-11-14VOC1 200512680ND
2019-01-23VOC1 200519507ND
2019-05-06VOC1 200530730ND
2019-08-07VOC1 200543769ND
2019-10-21VOC1 200553611ND
2019-11-06VOC1 200555561ND