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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Baton Rouge Water Company

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

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68

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND680ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-01-13AD88281ND
2014-01-13AD88277ND
2014-01-13AD88278ND
2014-01-13AD88281ND
2014-01-13AD88280ND
2014-01-13AD88279ND
2014-01-13AD88278ND
2014-01-13AD88277ND
2014-01-13AD88280ND
2014-01-13AD88279ND
2014-05-05AD91131ND
2014-05-05AD91130ND
2014-05-05AD91129ND
2014-05-05AD91132ND
2014-05-05AD91133ND
2014-05-05AD91133ND
2014-05-05AD91132ND
2014-05-05AD91131ND
2014-05-05AD91130ND
2014-05-05AD91129ND
2014-05-12AD91434ND
2014-05-12AD91432ND
2014-05-12AD91433ND
2014-05-12AD91434ND
2014-05-12AD91435ND
2014-05-12AD91436ND
2014-05-12AD91433ND
2014-05-12AD91435ND
2014-05-12AD91436ND
2014-05-12AD91432ND
2014-05-19AD91650ND
2014-05-19AD91651ND
2014-05-19AD91649ND
2014-05-19AD91651ND
2014-05-19AD91652ND
2014-05-19AD91653ND
2014-05-19AD91649ND
2014-05-19AD91653ND
2014-05-19AD91652ND
2014-05-19AD91650ND
2014-06-09AD92073ND
2014-06-09AD92073ND
2014-07-14AD93464ND
2014-07-14AD93463ND
2014-07-14AD93462ND
2014-07-14AD93462ND
2014-07-14AD93463ND
2014-07-14AD93464ND
2014-07-21AD94010ND
2014-07-21AD94011ND
2014-07-21AD94011ND
2014-07-21AD94010ND
2014-07-21AD94009ND
2014-07-21AD94008ND
2014-07-21AD94007ND
2014-07-21AD93465ND
2014-07-21AD93465ND
2014-07-21AD94007ND
2014-07-21AD94008ND
2014-07-21AD94009ND
2014-08-11AD95163ND
2014-08-11AD95167ND
2014-08-11AD95165ND
2014-08-11AD95164ND
2014-08-11AD95163ND
2014-08-11AD95167ND
2014-08-11AD95165ND
2014-08-11AD95164ND