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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

NJ American Water - Twin Lakes

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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND50ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2019-02-1343034101ND
2019-05-0644230801ND
2019-05-0644230901ND
2019-08-1470101739001-SIMND
2019-11-1447239301ND
2020-02-1248540201ND
2020-05-0549977201ND
2020-08-1351388501ND
2020-11-1052497401ND
2021-02-1053400501ND
2021-04-2954355801ND
2021-08-1255748501ND
2021-11-0156678501ND
2022-02-1057759001ND
2022-05-1158518301ND
2022-08-1159880301ND
2022-11-0760827401ND