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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Pawling Village

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

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND70ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND80ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-04-18BG34657PND
2014-04-21BG35032PND
2014-04-24BG36872PND
2014-04-25BG37432PND
2015-12-17BK41006ND
2015-12-17BK41005ND
2015-12-17BK41008ND
2015-12-17BK41004ND
2015-12-17BK41007ND
2015-12-21GBK42438ND
2015-12-21BK42438ND
2018-12-07CC10276ND
2018-12-07CC10275ND
2018-12-07CC10279ND
2018-12-07CC10278ND
2018-12-07CC10277ND
2018-12-07CC10280ND
2018-12-13CC13917ND
2018-12-21CC19624ND