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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,3-Dichloropropene

Middleborough Water Supply

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.

 

60

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND110ND
2015ND100ND
2016ND90ND
2017ND110ND
2018ND100ND
2019ND90ND

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 Result
2014-02-12ND
2014-02-12ND
2014-02-12ND
2014-02-12ND
2014-02-12ND
2014-02-12ND
2014-02-12ND
2014-02-12ND
2014-05-09ND
2014-05-30ND
2014-06-23ND
2015-01-20ND
2015-03-11ND
2015-03-11ND
2015-03-11ND
2015-03-11ND
2015-03-11ND
2015-03-11ND
2015-03-23ND
2015-04-27ND
2015-04-27ND
2016-03-08ND
2016-03-08ND
2016-03-09ND
2016-03-10ND
2016-03-10ND
2016-03-10ND
2016-03-11ND
2016-03-21ND
2016-07-28ND
2017-02-14ND
2017-02-14ND
2017-02-14ND
2017-02-14ND
2017-02-14ND
2017-02-14ND
2017-02-15ND
2017-02-27ND
2017-05-09ND
2017-05-09ND
2017-05-09ND
2018-02-08ND
2018-02-08ND
2018-02-08ND
2018-02-08ND
2018-02-08ND
2018-02-08ND
2018-02-08ND
2018-02-08ND
2018-05-10ND
2018-05-10ND
2019-02-13ND
2019-02-13ND
2019-02-13ND
2019-02-13ND
2019-02-13ND
2019-02-13ND
2019-04-16ND
2019-04-16ND
2019-10-22ND