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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Merchantville Pennsauken

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.

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND170ND
2015ND90ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-03-1014031564-002ND
2014-03-1014031564-001ND
2014-03-1014031564-003ND
2014-03-1014031564-004ND
2014-06-1314061879-001ND
2014-06-1314061879-004ND
2014-06-1314061879-002ND
2014-06-1314061879-003ND
2014-09-2414092463-004ND
2014-09-2414092463-002ND
2014-09-2414092463-003ND
2014-09-2414092463-001ND
2014-11-132040325013ND
2014-11-132040325004ND
2014-11-132040325018ND
2014-11-132040325010ND
2014-11-262042303001ND
2015-02-232056420003ND
2015-02-242056426001ND
2015-05-272073557012ND
2015-05-272073557004ND
2015-05-272073557009ND
2015-05-272073557018ND
2015-05-272073557001ND
2015-05-272073557015ND
2015-08-172089821003ND
2018-08-148081430-01ND