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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Mount Olive Township Water Department Village

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND30ND
20210.0150 ppb41ND - 0.0600 ppb
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-06-13380613161ND
2019-05-15390515229ND
2019-11-06391106168AND
2020-04-22400422041ND
2020-09-23200923081-16ND
2020-10-21201021089-14ND
2021-03-25210325048-15ND
2021-04-22210422094-08ND
2021-09-30210930052-18ND
2021-12-30211230033-150.0600 ppb
2022-03-09220309079-20ND
2022-04-20220420071-16ND
2022-07-28220728080-07ND
2022-11-17221117055-13ND
2023-03-15230315074-17ND
2023-04-13230413074-03ND
2023-09-07230907062-08ND
2023-12-19231219062-01ND