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2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin)

Port Sulphur Water District

Dioxins are contaminants released from chemical manufacturing, pulp and paper bleaching, and incineration of products that contain chlorine. 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) is the most toxic chemical in the group of dioxins. Read More.

Dioxins are among the most toxic known environmental pollutants. As a class, dioxins are extremely toxic, persistent and bioaccumulative; these contaminants build up and are stored in fatty tissues and fluids, such as breast milk, and pass from the mother to the child. Most people are exposed to dioxins through the food they eat, primarily from meat, dairy, fish and eggs. In humans, dioxins are associated with cancer, birth defects, damage to the nervous and immune systems, altered metabolism, thyroid disruption, altered menstrual cycling and damage to the cardiovascular system.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND80ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND40ND

ppt = parts per trillion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.0002 ppt

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.0002 ppt for 2,3,7,8-TCDD 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.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 0.03 ppt

ppt = parts per trillion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-02-0510463457001ND
2019-02-0510463457001ND
2019-05-3010477677001ND
2019-05-3010477677001ND
2019-10-0810495283001ND
2019-10-0810495279001ND
2019-10-0810495283001ND
2019-10-0810495279001ND
2020-03-1010511654001ND
2020-03-1810512527001ND
2021-03-0110549656001ND
2021-03-0110550399001ND
2021-09-1310579332001ND
2021-10-2610586399001ND
2022-01-1310594633001ND
2022-08-0410620489001ND
2023-02-0110642238001ND
2023-10-0310671211001ND
2023-10-0510671547001ND
2023-10-1110672428001ND