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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Pennsville Twsp. Water Depart.

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.

 

33

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015ND150ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
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
2014-01-02L4861424-15ND
2014-02-05L4900147-2ND
2014-02-05L4900147-1ND
2014-02-05L4900147-3ND
2014-04-01L4974775-12ND
2014-04-01L4974775-13ND
2014-04-01L4974775-11ND
2014-07-15L3628988-3ND
2014-07-15L3628988-1ND
2014-07-15L3628988-2ND
2014-10-08L4900148-1ND
2014-10-08L4900148-3ND
2014-10-08L4900148-2ND
2014-12-15835821-13058ND
2014-12-15835815-13058ND
2014-12-15835817-13058ND
2015-01-28L5364497-4ND
2015-01-28L5364497-3ND
2015-01-28L5364497-5ND
2015-04-01L5101676-2ND
2015-04-01L5101676-3ND
2015-04-01L5101676-1ND
2015-06-08864585-14270ND
2015-06-09864791-14270ND
2015-06-29868340-14455ND
2015-07-22L5706276-6ND
2015-07-22L5706276-4ND
2015-07-22L5706276-5ND
2015-12-08L5914278-7ND
2015-12-08L5914278-6ND
2015-12-08L5914278-8ND
2018-06-188061816-01ND
2018-06-188061818-01ND