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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,3-Dichloropropene

East Chicago Water Works

1,3-Dichloropropene is a volatile cancer-causing chemical primarily used as a nematocide to fumigate agricultural soils. It exists in two different forms: cis-1,3-dichloropropene and trans-1,3-dichloropropene.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.2 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.2 ppb for 1,3-dichloropropene 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
2014-01-15309904RV-1401ND
2014-01-15309905RV-1401ND
2014-04-16315785RV-1402ND
2015-04-13338132RV-1502ND
2015-04-13338133RV-1502ND
2016-08-04369265RV-1603ND
2016-12-21379568RV-1604ND
2017-03-21384941RV-1701ND
2017-03-21384942RV-1701ND
2019-08-144386157RV-1903ND
2019-08-144386159RV-1903ND