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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Town of Avon

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

 

36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND60ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND70ND

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 Result
2014-04-07ND
2014-08-05ND
2014-10-06ND
2014-10-06ND
2015-01-07ND
2015-04-07ND
2015-08-05ND
2015-10-05ND
2015-10-05ND
2016-02-03ND
2016-05-09ND
2016-05-09ND
2016-08-08ND
2016-11-08ND
2016-11-08ND
2017-02-07ND
2017-06-06ND
2017-06-06ND
2017-08-23ND
2017-10-11ND
2017-10-11ND
2018-02-07ND
2018-02-07ND
2018-05-07ND
2018-05-07ND
2018-08-08ND
2018-08-08ND
2018-11-05ND
2018-11-05ND
2019-02-06ND
2019-02-06ND
2019-04-10ND
2019-09-24ND
2019-09-24ND
2019-12-11ND
2019-12-11ND