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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Broken Bow, City of

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

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND70ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-04-28294511ND
2015-02-03343406ND
2015-02-03343407ND
2015-03-03345977ND
2015-03-03345978ND
2015-03-03345979ND
2015-04-21353674ND
2015-10-20392269ND
2016-04-19ND
2016-10-18ND
2017-04-17ND
2017-10-03ND
2018-02-13530819ND
2018-02-13530820ND
2018-04-24542641ND
2018-08-21560282ND
2018-08-21560283ND
2018-08-21560284ND
2018-08-21560285ND
2018-10-23577113ND
2019-04-08604288ND
2019-10-29638556ND