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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Alexandria

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

 

37

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
2015ND160ND
2016ND90ND
2017ND100ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

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 Lab ID Result
2015-01-1415A0527-02ND
2015-01-1415A0527-03ND
2015-01-1415A0527-04ND
2015-01-1415A0529-02ND
2015-01-1415A0529-03ND
2015-01-1415A0529-04ND
2015-01-1415A0530-01ND
2015-01-1415A0527-01ND
2015-06-0915F0683-03ND
2015-06-0915F0688-01ND
2015-06-0915F0686-04ND
2015-06-0915F0686-03ND
2015-06-0915F0686-02ND
2015-06-0915F0683-04ND
2015-06-0915F0683-02ND
2015-06-0915F0683-01ND
2016-02-2316B1261-01ND
2016-11-2816K1115-02ND
2016-11-2816K1121-01ND
2016-11-2816K1118-04ND
2016-11-2816K1118-03ND
2016-11-2816K1118-02ND
2016-11-2816K1118-01ND
2016-11-2816K1115-03ND
2016-11-2816K1115-01ND
2017-09-0517I0174-01ND
2017-09-0517I0174-02ND
2017-09-0517I0175-01ND
2017-09-0517I0175-02ND
2017-09-0517I0175-03ND
2017-09-0517I0175-04ND
2017-09-0517I0180-01ND
2017-09-0517I0180-02ND
2017-09-0517I0180-03ND
2017-09-0517I0180-04ND
2018-05-2918E2383-01ND
2019-10-1519J0985-01ND