Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Cape Windsor Community Association Inc.

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

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-11-27S816887ND
2019-02-15S866438ND
2019-09-04S895567ND
2020-06-15S952730ND
2021-03-19S1040928ND
2021-07-28S1106627ND
2022-06-24S1185352ND
2022-07-29S1217151ND
2023-12-20S1323291ND