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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Lower Township Municipal Utilities Authority

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

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND50ND

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
2014-06-05L5015963-1ND
2014-10-28L3625373-4ND
2015-03-24L3625367-1ND
2015-04-14L5536115-1ND
2015-04-14L5536115-4ND
2015-04-14L5536115-2ND
2015-04-14L5536115-3ND
2015-07-14L5708576-1ND
2015-10-06L5853016-2ND
2015-10-06L5853016-1ND
2016-01-26L6031069-1ND
2016-07-05L4360701-1ND
2016-10-04L4800529-1ND
2017-01-10L6633826-1ND
2017-04-13L6763696-1ND
2017-07-05L6718507-1ND
2017-10-10L6960111-1ND
2018-01-163859231ND
2018-01-163859228ND
2018-01-163859229ND
2018-01-163859230ND
2018-04-03L7013613-1ND
2018-07-03L7046723-1ND
2018-10-02L7075883-1ND
2018-10-02L7075883-2ND
2019-01-08L7097248-1ND
2019-04-09L7115811-1ND
2019-04-09L7115811-2ND
2019-07-23L7148038-1ND
2019-11-05L7171840-1ND