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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Gibson Hill Park

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane is a synthetic chemical used in metal degreasing and as an intermediate in industrial chemical production.

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND60ND
2016ND100ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 1 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 1 ppb for 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2015-05-15E505E72-2VOCND
2015-05-15E505E72-3VOCND
2015-07-28BJ65003VOC1ND
2015-07-28BJ65002VOC1ND
2015-12-17BK40657VOC1ND
2015-12-17BK40656VOC1ND
2016-01-28BK59083VOC1ND
2016-01-28BK59084VOC1ND
2016-06-23BN62337VOC1ND
2016-06-23BN62336VOC1ND
2016-09-28BV31614VOC1ND
2016-09-28BV31613VOC1ND
2016-10-31BV71657VOC1ND
2016-10-31BV71658VOC1ND
2016-12-28BX13466VOC1ND
2016-12-28BX13465VOC1ND
2017-01-26BX39627VOC1ND
2017-01-26BX39626VOC1ND
2017-06-15BY41546VOC1ND
2017-06-15BY41545VOC1ND
2017-07-25BY72564VOC1ND
2017-07-25BY72563VOC1ND
2017-11-16BZ43705VOC1ND
2017-11-16BZ43704VOC1ND
2018-02-13BZ89012VOC1ND
2018-02-13BZ89013VOC1ND
2019-11-05CE54972ND