1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Washington Township Mua-hager

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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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Range of results
2014	ND	3	ND
2015	ND	6	ND
2016	ND	6	ND
2017	ND	6	ND
2018	ND	3	ND
2019	ND	12	ND

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
2014-10-09	L4811298-3	ND
2014-10-09	L4811298-2	ND
2014-10-09	L4811298-1	ND
2015-03-24	L5336129-1	ND
2015-05-19	L5389193-1	ND
2015-08-18	L5769395-1	ND
2015-10-27	L5879240-4	ND
2015-11-12	L5910803-3	ND
2015-11-12	L5910803-6	ND
2016-02-03	L6059828-1	ND
2016-05-05	L6240571-1	ND
2016-08-09	L6415708-1	ND
2016-10-19	L6517190-3	ND
2016-10-19	L6517190-2	ND
2016-10-19	L6517190-1	ND
2017-01-05	L6566757-1	ND
2017-05-09	L6597540-1	ND
2017-07-31	L6926846-1	ND
2017-11-02	L6967860-2	ND
2017-11-02	L6967860-1	ND
2017-11-02	L6967860-3	ND
2018-02-27	8031234-01	ND
2018-06-05	L7033530-1	ND
2018-08-15	L7061692-1	ND
2019-03-29	680-167174-33	ND
2019-03-29	680-167174-35	ND
2019-03-29	680-167174-37	ND
2019-08-13	680-173149-1	ND
2019-08-19	680-173399-77	ND
2019-08-19	680-173399-75	ND
2019-09-17	680-174415-31	ND
2019-09-17	680-174415-29	ND
2019-09-17	680-174415-27	ND
2019-12-10	680-178280-11	ND
2019-12-10	680-178280-15	ND
2019-12-10	680-178280-13	ND