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Trichloroethylene

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Trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent and common groundwater pollutant, damages the immune system, harms the developing fetus and causes cancer. Read More.

Trichloroethylene was once commonly used to remove grease from metal parts, such as steel pipes and engines, and as a solvent in dry cleaning and carpet cleaning products. Drinking trichloroethylene-contaminated drinking water has been linked with birth defects, leukemia, and liver and kidney damage. Trichloroethylene is highly volatile and can enter indoor air through water in pipes. If trichloroethylene is present, people can inhale it while bathing, washing dishes and doing other household activities that involve water.

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363

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

3

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.0279 ppb611ND - 1.70 ppb
2015ND640ND
2016ND640ND
20170.0157 ppb541ND - 0.850 ppb
20180.0169 ppb591ND - 1.000 ppb
2019ND610ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.4 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.4 ppb for trichloroethylene was defined by the state of Minnesota as health risk limit, the concentration of a contaminant that can be consumed with little or no risk to health. This health guideline protects against harm to the developing fetus and damage to the immune system.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 5 ppb

The legal limit for trichloroethylene, established in 1987, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit does not fully protect against the risk of cancer and harm to the developing fetus.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-151401658-002-POCSND
2014-01-241401A35-007-POCSND
2014-01-241401A35-004-POCSND
2014-01-241401A35-002-POCSND
2014-01-241401A35-009-POCSND
2014-02-191402941-006-POCSND
2014-02-191402941-002-POCSND
2014-02-191402941-004-POCSND
2014-02-191402941-005-POCSND
2014-02-241402C22-001-POCSND
2014-03-101403575-001-POCSND
2014-03-121403808-004-POCSND
2014-03-121403808-002-POCSND
2014-03-171403B13-004-POCSND
2014-03-171403B13-002-POCS1.70 ppb
2014-04-071404515-007-POCSND
2014-04-071404515-004-POCSND
2014-04-071404515-002-POCSND
2014-04-071404515-009-POCSND
2014-04-21140F26-002-POCSND
2014-04-211404F26-002-POCSND
2014-05-081405611-001-POCSND
2014-05-151405C08-006-POCSND
2014-05-151405C08-001-POCSND
2014-05-151405C08-003-POCSND
2014-05-151405C08-007-POCSND
2014-06-111406873-001-POCSND
2014-06-161406B11-002-POCSND
2014-06-161406B11-001-POCSND
2014-06-191406E39-002-POCSND
2014-06-191406E39-001-POCSND
2014-07-011407082-002-POCSND
2014-07-011407082-004-POCSND
2014-07-101407731-004-POCSND
2014-07-101407731-002-POCSND
2014-07-101407731-006-POCSND
2014-08-151408B39-002-POCSND
2014-08-181408C56-008-POCSND
2014-08-181408C56-007-POCSND
2014-08-181408C56-006-POCSND
2014-08-181408C56-005-POCSND
2014-09-181409E61-001-POCSND
2014-09-261409M16-001-POCSND
2014-09-261409L22-001-POCSND
2014-09-261409L22-002-POCSND
2014-09-291409M16-002-POCSND
2014-10-091410639-004-POCSND
2014-10-091410639-002-POCSND
2014-10-151410A44-002-POCSND
2014-10-161410B50-004-POCSND
2014-11-031411071-002-POCSND
2014-11-031411071-004-POCND
2014-11-191411D39-005-POCSND
2014-11-191411D39-003-POCSND
2014-11-201411E29-001-POCSND
2014-12-011412083-004-POCSND
2014-12-011412083-005-POCSND
2014-12-011412083-002-POCSND
2014-12-031412256-001-POCSND
2014-12-0414123479-002-POCND
2014-12-041412379-001-POCSND
2015-01-141501802-008-POCSND
2015-01-141501802-006-POCSND
2015-01-141501802-002-POCSND
2015-01-151501850-002-POCSND
2015-01-151501850-004-POCSND
2015-02-111502735-002-POCSND
2015-02-111502735-004-POCSND
2015-02-111502658-001-POCSND
2015-02-131502924-002-POCSND
2015-02-13150924-001-POCSND
2015-03-101503650-001ND
2015-03-131503978-004-POCSND
2015-03-131503978-009-POCSND
2015-03-131503978-002-POCND
2015-03-131503978-007-POCSND
2015-04-081504570-004-POCSND
2015-04-081504570-002-POCSND
2015-04-151504B56-005-POCSND
2015-04-151504B56-007-POCSND
2015-04-171504D73-POCSND
2015-05-131505976-001ND
2015-05-131505976-003ND
2015-05-131505976-008ND
2015-05-131505976-005ND
2015-05-131505976-007ND
2015-06-031506293-008-POCSND
2015-06-031506293-004-POCSND
2015-06-031506293-005-POCSND
2015-06-031506293-001-POCSND
2015-06-051506533-003-POCSND
2015-06-051506533-005ND
2015-07-091507672-006-POCSND
2015-07-091507672-002-POCSND
2015-07-091507672-008-POCSND
2015-07-161507B76-003-POCSND
2015-07-201507D78-005-POCSND
2015-07-201507D78-007-POCSND
2015-08-051508347-008-POCSND
2015-08-051508347-009-POCSND
2015-08-051508347-006-POCSND
2015-08-061508491-009-POCSND
2015-08-061508491-006-POCSND
2015-08-071508632-003-POCSND
2015-09-141509990-001-POCSND
2015-09-161509C50-004-POCSND
2015-09-161509C50-002-POCSND
2015-09-231509I10-003-POCSND
2015-09-231509I10-001-POCSND
2015-09-231509I10-007-POCSND
2015-10-071510534-002-POCSND
2015-10-141510B25-003-POCSND
2015-10-141510B25-001-POCSND
2015-10-161510C96-003-POCSND
2015-10-161510C96-006-POCSND
2015-10-281510L96-002-POCSND
2015-11-051511426-004-POCSND
2015-11-051511426-002-POCSND
2015-11-051511426-008-POCSND
2015-11-051511426-006-POCSND
2015-11-181511F05-001-POCSND
2015-12-031512322-001-POCSND
2015-12-041512401-001-POCSND
2015-12-041512401-005-POCSND
2015-12-171512F21-002-POCSND
2016-01-131601875-005-POCSND
2016-01-131601875-007-POCSND
2016-01-151601A71-002-POCSND
2016-01-151601A71-004-POCSND
2016-01-151601A71-006-POCSND
2016-02-101602877-005-POCSND
2016-02-101604J20-002-POCSND
2016-02-101602877-003-POCSND
2016-02-101602877-008-POCSND
2016-02-191602E83-001-POCSND
2016-03-067012721005ND
2016-03-067012721003ND
2016-03-071603481-001-POCSND
2016-03-071603481-002-POCSND
2016-03-071603481-003-POCSND
2016-03-071603481-004-POCSND
2016-03-071603481-005-POCSND
2016-04-061604571-004-POCSND
2016-04-061604571-002-POCSND
2016-04-251604M95-002-POCSND
2016-05-111605A85-001-POCSND
2016-05-111605A85-003-POCSND
2016-05-171605F71-003-POCSND
2016-05-171605F71-002ND
2016-06-071606643-004-POCSND
2016-06-071606643-002-POCSND
2016-06-071606643-003-POCSND
2016-06-071606643-001-POCSND
2016-06-081606758-008-POCSND
2016-06-081606758-004-POCSND
2016-06-081606758-002-POCSND
2016-06-281606R53-003-POCSND
2016-07-061607432-003-POCSND
2016-07-151607FD32-011-POCND
2016-07-151607D32-002-POCSND
2016-07-151607D32-014-POCSND
2016-07-151607D32-009-POCSND
2016-07-191607F76-002-POCSND
2016-08-101608A09-003ND
2016-08-111608B89-003-POCSND
2016-08-111608B89-006-POCSND
2016-08-111608B89-005-POCSND
2016-08-171608H35-002-POCSND
2016-09-091609665-001-POCSND
2016-09-211609I88-002-POCSND
2016-09-211609I88-004-POCSND
2016-09-231609L06-004-POCSND
2016-09-231609L06-002-POCSND
2016-09-291609Q62-001-POCSND
2016-10-13701970007ND
2016-10-13701970009ND
2016-10-13701970002ND
2016-10-20702600009ND
2016-10-20702600006ND
2016-11-21705149003-POCSND
2016-11-21705149001-POCSND
2016-11-21705149010-POCSND
2016-11-21705149008-POCSND
2016-11-21705149005-POCSND
2016-12-02705918001ND
2016-12-06706167003ND
2016-12-06706167004ND
2016-12-09706482001ND
2016-12-09706482002ND
2017-01-18709408002ND
2017-01-19709514008ND
2017-01-19709514009ND
2017-01-23709643002ND
2017-01-23709643004ND
2017-02-017010361002-POCSND
2017-02-147011311005ND
2017-02-147011311003ND
2017-02-177011559001ND
2017-02-177011559003ND
2017-02-177011559001-POCSND
2017-03-207013718001ND
2017-03-207013718003ND
2017-04-077015315004ND
2017-04-077015315002ND
2017-04-177016058002ND
2017-04-187016226007ND
2017-05-047018047001ND
2017-05-167018793002ND
2017-05-167018793004ND
2017-05-187019030002ND
2017-06-017020154002-POCSND
2017-06-017020154004-POCSND
2017-06-027020246002-POCSND
2017-06-0970209430010.850 ppb
2017-06-197021709001ND
2017-07-077023471010ND
2017-07-077023471015ND
2017-07-077023471008ND
2017-07-077023471002ND
2017-07-127023853002ND
2017-08-107026888003ND
2017-08-107026888009ND
2017-08-107026888005ND
2017-09-077029240001ND
2017-09-077029240002ND
2017-09-117029508002ND
2017-09-137029735002ND
2017-09-207030519003ND
2017-10-047031903002ND
2017-10-047031902002ND
2017-10-047031902004ND
2017-10-137032857004ND
2017-10-137032857002ND
2017-11-027034709002ND
2017-11-027034709004ND
2017-11-067034974003ND
2017-11-097035337002ND
2017-11-217036320002ND
2017-12-147038242008ND
2017-12-147038242001ND
2017-12-147038242004ND
2017-12-147038242006ND
2017-12-227038915003ND
2018-01-107040092002ND
2018-01-107040092004ND
2018-01-167040527002ND
2018-01-167040527004ND
2018-02-137042807001ND
2018-02-137042807003ND
2018-02-137042807009ND
2018-02-137042807005ND
2018-03-087081862007ND
2018-03-087081862001ND
2018-03-087081862002ND
2018-03-147045333004ND
2018-03-147045333006ND
2018-03-147045333001ND
2018-03-157045463002ND
2018-03-157045463004ND
2018-04-127048292002ND
2018-04-177048687002ND
2018-04-177048687004ND
2018-04-247049456004ND
2018-04-247049456002ND
2018-05-237052604002ND
2018-05-237052604001ND
2018-05-307053126002ND
2018-06-057053755002ND
2018-06-0678053902006ND
2018-06-067053902011ND
2018-06-067053902010ND
2018-06-067053902001ND
2018-06-067053902008ND
2018-07-107057832006ND
2018-07-107057832002ND
2018-07-107057832004ND
2018-07-207058977005ND
2018-07-207058977007ND
2018-07-307059789002ND
2018-08-0870608950041.000 ppb
2018-08-087060895002ND
2018-08-0978061212003ND
2018-08-167061879002ND
2018-08-167061879003ND
2018-09-127064528002-POCSND
2018-09-137064761004ND
2018-09-137064761005ND
2018-09-147064896002ND
2018-09-177065072004ND
2018-10-107067431002ND
2018-10-107067431004ND
2018-10-247068920002ND
2018-11-087070559002ND
2018-11-087070559004ND
2018-11-167071379001ND
2018-11-217071820004ND
2018-11-217071820002ND
2018-12-037072597002ND
2018-12-037072597004ND
2018-12-077073269002ND
2018-12-077073269004ND
2018-12-127073754001ND
2019-01-097076076002ND
2019-01-097076076005ND
2019-01-117076400002ND
2019-01-147076521006ND
2019-01-147076521005ND
2019-02-087078930004ND
2019-02-087078930002ND
2019-02-217080471004ND
2019-03-067081508001ND
2019-03-117081953001ND
2019-04-057084816003ND
2019-04-057084816006ND
2019-04-107085304003ND
2019-04-107085304005ND
2019-04-157085849002ND
2019-05-087088675005ND
2019-05-087088675004ND
2019-05-097088902003ND
2019-05-167089867001ND
2019-05-167089867003ND
2019-05-167089867005ND
2019-06-117093040004ND
2019-06-117093040002ND
2019-06-137093541004ND
2019-06-137093541002ND
2019-06-197094359002ND
2019-06-247095073001ND
2019-07-107096930002ND
2019-07-107096930004ND
2019-07-127097323004ND
2019-07-127097323002ND
2019-08-0770100284004ND
2019-08-0770100284002ND
2019-08-0870100531004ND
2019-08-0870100531002ND
2019-08-1970101923002ND
2019-08-2170102243002ND
2019-08-2170102243003ND
2019-09-1270104764002ND
2019-09-1270104764007ND
2019-09-1270104764004ND
2019-09-1270104764009ND
2019-09-1370104939002ND
2019-09-1670105085001ND
2019-10-0970107924004ND
2019-10-0970107925002ND
2019-10-1170108265002ND
2019-10-1870109015004ND
2019-10-1870109015002ND
2019-11-0470110550001ND
2019-11-0870111312002ND
2019-11-0870111312004ND
2019-11-1970112397002ND
2019-11-1970112397001ND
2019-11-2170112802001ND
2019-12-0970114589001ND
2019-12-1070114728002ND
2019-12-1070114738001ND
2019-12-1070114728004ND
2019-12-1970116030002ND
2019-12-1970116030004ND