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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

City of Lexington

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.

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39

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND210ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND20ND
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
2014-05-054E06007-04ND
2014-05-054E06007-10ND
2014-05-054E06007-01ND
2014-05-054E06007-07ND
2014-05-054E06007-13ND
2014-05-064E07020-01AND
2014-05-064E07020-31AND
2014-05-064E07020-13AND
2014-05-064E07020-04AND
2014-05-064E07020-25AND
2014-05-064E07020-10AND
2014-10-064J07088-19ND
2014-10-064J07088-13ND
2014-10-064J07088-25ND
2014-10-064J07088-01ND
2014-10-064J07088-16ND
2014-10-064J07088-10ND
2014-10-064J07088-07ND
2014-10-064J07088-04ND
2014-10-064J07088-22ND
2014-11-17328698ND
2015-02-17343423ND
2015-02-17343424ND
2015-03-09345991ND
2015-03-09345992ND
2016-03-07ND
2016-03-07ND
2016-03-07ND
2016-03-07ND
2017-10-24ND
2017-10-24ND
2018-03-05530837ND
2018-03-05530835ND
2018-03-05530836ND
2018-09-10560294ND
2019-02-19592518ND
2019-02-19592519ND
2019-02-19592520ND
2019-02-19592521ND