1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant

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.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Range of results
2014	ND	8	ND
2015	ND	4	ND
2016	ND	3	ND
2017	ND	4	ND
2018	ND	3	ND
2019	ND	4	ND

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
2014-01-15	309910RV-1401	ND
2014-02-19	2977350	ND
2014-04-01	315826RV-1402	ND
2014-05-22	3032294	ND
2014-07-15	321311RV-1403	ND
2014-08-25	3090900	ND
2014-10-08	327009RV-1404	ND
2014-11-19	3141810	ND
2015-01-14	332290RV-1501	ND
2015-04-16	338569RV-1502	ND
2015-07-14	344191RV-1503	ND
2015-10-14	351077RV-1504	ND
2016-04-14	361175RV-1602	ND
2016-08-11	3519497RV-1603	ND
2016-10-13	3565133RV-1604	ND
2017-01-11	3619819RV-1701	ND
2017-04-11	3672200RV-1702	ND
2017-07-13	392889RV-1703	ND
2017-10-10	400189RV-1704	ND
2018-07-11	422135RV-1803	ND
2018-10-09	4322763RV-1804	ND
2018-10-09	432763RV-1804	ND
2019-01-16	441105RV-1901	ND
2019-04-16	449373RV-1902	ND
2019-07-17	458931RV-1903	ND
2019-10-10	4688235RV-1904	ND