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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Littleton Water Department

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.

 

50

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND70ND
2019ND70ND
2020ND70ND
2021ND90ND
2022ND90ND
2023ND110ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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 Result
2018-04-11ND
2018-05-01ND
2018-05-01ND
2018-05-01ND
2018-05-07ND
2018-05-07ND
2018-06-19ND
2019-05-01ND
2019-05-01ND
2019-05-01ND
2019-05-01ND
2019-05-30ND
2019-06-05ND
2019-06-17ND
2020-05-14ND
2020-05-14ND
2020-05-26ND
2020-05-26ND
2020-05-26ND
2020-05-26ND
2020-06-16ND
2021-04-05ND
2021-04-05ND
2021-04-05ND
2021-04-05ND
2021-04-05ND
2021-04-12ND
2021-06-09ND
2021-07-26ND
2021-10-21ND
2022-02-16ND
2022-05-18ND
2022-05-18ND
2022-05-18ND
2022-05-18ND
2022-05-18ND
2022-05-18ND
2022-05-18ND
2022-05-18ND
2023-05-25ND
2023-06-16ND
2023-06-16ND
2023-06-16ND
2023-06-16ND
2023-06-16ND
2023-06-16ND
2023-06-16ND
2023-06-16ND
2023-07-20ND
2023-10-04ND