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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Muskegon

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND30ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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 Lab ID Result
2014-02-05LLF08727ND
2014-10-092033814003ND
2015-01-192050265003ND
2015-04-092064397003ND
2015-07-292086123003ND
2018-02-20LLH67116ND
2018-05-22LLH81953ND
2018-08-28LLI01987ND
2018-11-12LLI15157ND
2019-02-19LLI26316ND
2019-05-28LLI39791ND
2019-08-22LLI58887ND
2019-11-19LLI78155ND