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1,1,2-Trichloroethane

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1,1,2-Trichloroethane is a volatile neurotoxic solvent used for manufacturing products such as plastic wrap and carpet backing. It causes liver tumors in animal studies. Read More.

The EPA classifies 1,1,2- trichloroethane as a possible human carcinogen. The California public health goal of 0.3 parts per billion, set to protect against cancer, is 16 times lower than the amount allowed by the federal government, which is a Maximum Contaminant Level of 5 parts per billion.

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504

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND1320ND
2015ND930ND
2016ND960ND
2017ND660ND
2018ND620ND
2019ND550ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.3 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.3 ppb for 1,1,2-trichloroethane 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.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 5 ppb

The legal limit for 1,1,2-trichloroethane, established in 1992, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to 1,1,2-trichloroethane exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-021401037-001-POCSND
2014-01-021401037-002-POCSND
2014-01-021401036-001-POCSND
2014-01-091401350-001-POCSND
2014-01-091401350-002-POCSND
2014-01-101401375-001-POCSND
2014-01-151401650-002-POCSND
2014-01-151401650-001-POCSND
2014-01-231401992-002-POCSND
2014-01-231401992-001-POCSND
2014-01-301401D10-001-POCSND
2014-01-301401D10-002-POCSND
2014-02-061402265-003-POCSND
2014-02-061402265-001-POCSND
2014-02-061402265-002-POCSND
2014-02-061402265-004-POCSND
2014-02-111402504-001-POCSND
2014-02-111402504-002-POCSND
2014-02-201402A61-002-POCSND
2014-02-201402A61-001-POCSND
2014-02-261402E32-002-POCSND
2014-02-261402E32-001-POCSND
2014-03-051403243-001-POCSND
2014-03-051403243-002-POCSND
2014-03-061403456-002-POCSND
2014-03-061403456-001-POCSND
2014-03-121403819-002-POCSND
2014-03-121403819-001-POCSND
2014-03-191403D65-002-POCSND
2014-03-191403D65-001-POCSND
2014-03-271403J20-002-POCSND
2014-03-271403J20-001-POCSND
2014-04-031404305-003-POCSND
2014-04-031404305-001-POCSND
2014-04-031404305-002-POCSND
2014-04-031404305-004-POCSND
2014-04-101404848-001-POCSND
2014-04-101404848-002-POCSND
2014-04-111404916-001-POCSND
2014-04-161404C59-002-POCSND
2014-04-161404C59-01-PCSND
2014-04-241404I16-002-POCSND
2014-04-241404I16-001-POCSND
2014-04-301404M20-002-POCSND
2014-04-301404M20-001-POCSND
2014-05-081405619-002-POCSND
2014-05-081405619-001-POCSND
2014-05-131405885-002-POCSND
2014-05-131405885-001-POCSND
2014-05-151405B51-002-POCSND
2014-05-151405B51-001-POCSND
2014-05-221405G76-001-POCSND
2014-05-281-POCSND
2014-05-281405J49-002-POCSND
2014-05-281405J49-001-POCSND
2014-06-041406275-003-POCSND
2014-06-041406275-004-POCSND
2014-06-041406275-001-POCSND
2014-06-041406275-002-POCSND
2014-06-101406716-002-POCSND
2014-06-101406716-001-POCSND
2014-06-181406D39-001-POCSND
2014-06-181406D39-002-POCSND
2014-06-251406I55-001-POCSND
2014-06-251406I55-002-POCSND
2014-06-301406L76-001-POCSND
2014-06-301406L76-002-POCSND
2014-07-101407716-001-POCSND
2014-07-101407715-003-POCSND
2014-07-101407715-001-POCSND
2014-07-1007715-002-POCSND
2014-07-141407899-002-POCSND
2014-07-141407899-001-POCSND
2014-07-231407G29-001-POCSND
2014-07-231407G29-002-POCSND
2014-07-281407J46-002-POCSND
2014-07-281407J46-001-POCSND
2014-08-07140873-002-POCSND
2014-08-0708473-001-POCSND
2014-08-121408758-002-POCSND
2014-08-121408757-001-POCSND
2014-08-121408758-001-POCSND
2014-08-121408757-002-POCSND
2014-08-141408A33-001-POCSND
2014-08-20F74-002-POCSND
2014-08-211408F74-001-POCSND
2014-08-281408K89-002-POCSND
2014-08-281408K89-001-POCSND
2014-09-041409329-001-POCSND
2014-09-041409328-001-POCSND
2014-09-041409329-002-POCSND
2014-09-041409328-002-POCSND
2014-09-101409776-002-POCSND
2014-09-101409776-001-POCSND
2014-09-171409D45-001-POCSND
2014-09-171409D435-004-POCND
2014-09-171409D45-003-POCSND
2014-09-171409D45-002-POCSND
2014-09-231409I10-001-POCSND
2014-09-231409I10-002-POCSND
2014-09-291409L80-001-POCSND
2014-09-291409L80-002-POCSND
2014-10-011410055-002-POCSND
2014-10-011410055-001-POCSND
2014-10-091410714-001-POCSND
2014-10-091410715-001-POCSND
2014-10-151410A01-001-POCSND
2014-10-151410A01-002-POCSND
2014-10-161410B47-002-POCSND
2014-10-161410B47-001-POCSND
2014-10-161410B47-003-POCSND
2014-10-221410E59-002-POCSND
2014-10-221410E59-001-POCSND
2014-10-291410J54-002-POCSND
2014-10-291410J54-001-POCSND
2014-11-051411244-004-POCSND
2014-11-051411244-002-POCSND
2014-11-05141244-001-POCSND
2014-11-051411244-003-POCSND
2014-11-121411744-002-POCSND
2014-11-121411744-001-POCSND
2014-11-191411D04-001-POCSND
2014-11-191411D04-002-POCSND
2014-11-201411E38-001-POCSND
2014-11-241411F91-001-POCSND
2014-12-031412271-003-POCSND
2014-12-031412271-001-POCSND
2014-12-031412271-002-POCSND
2014-12-041412361-001-POCSND
2014-12-041412361-002-POCSND
2014-12-221412G37-001-POCSND
2014-12-291412I84-001-POCSND
2015-01-061501205-001-POCSND
2015-01-071501331-003-POCSND
2015-01-071501331-004-POCSND
2015-01-071501331-001-POCSND
2015-01-071501331-002-POCSND
2015-01-081501422-001-POCSND
2015-01-141501756-001-POCSND
2015-01-151501903-001-POCSND
2015-01-281501G28-002-POCSND
2015-01-281501G28-001-POCSND
2015-02-051502324-004-POCSND
2015-02-051502324-006-POCSND
2015-02-051502324-003-POCSND
2015-02-051502324-002-POCSND
2015-02-051502324-001-POCSND
2015-02-051502324-005-POCSND
2015-02-101502565-002-POCSND
2015-02-101502565-001-POCSND
2015-02-191502C40-002ND
2015-02-191502C40-001 POCND
2015-02-261502G61-001 POCND
2015-03-051503385-004 POCND
2015-03-051503385-005 POCND
2015-03-051503385-001 POCND
2015-03-051503385-003 POCND
2015-03-051503385-002 POCND
2015-03-101503647-001 POCND
2015-03-181503C89-001 POCND
2015-03-251503I10-001ND
2015-03-301503K82-001ND
2015-04-081504614-004-POCSND
2015-04-081504614-005-POCSND
2015-04-081504614-001-POCSND
2015-04-081504614-002-POCSND
2015-04-081504614-003-POCSND
2015-04-081504614-006-POCSND
2015-04-221504I20-001 POCND
2015-04-301504N32-001ND
2015-05-071515543-001 POCND
2015-05-141505A54-001 POCND
2015-05-141505A54-005ND
2015-05-141505A54-002ND
2015-05-141515A54-003ND
2015-05-141505A54-004ND
2015-05-191505E08-001ND
2015-06-101506900-001-POCSND
2015-06-171506E73-001-POCSND
2015-06-241506K06-001-POCSND
2015-07-081507516-007-POCSND
2015-07-081507516-001-POCSND
2015-07-081507516-005-POCSND
2015-07-081507516-002-POCSND
2015-07-081507516-004-POCSND
2015-07-151507B25-001-POCSND
2015-07-221507G13-001-POCSND
2015-07-291507663-001-POCSND
2015-07-291507L54-001-POCSND
2015-08-051508392-001-POCSND
2015-08-111508814-005-POCSND
2015-08-111508814-001-POCSND
2015-08-111508814-002-POCSND
2015-08-111508814-004-POCSND
2015-08-111508814-003-POCSND
2015-08-281508M65-001ND
2015-09-021509165-004-POCSND
2015-09-021509165-002-POCSND
2015-09-021509165-003ND
2015-09-021509165-001-POCSND
2015-09-231509I86-001-POCSND
2015-10-011510061-003-POCSND
2015-10-011510061-001ND
2015-10-011510061-002-POCSND
2015-10-071510540-001-POCSND
2015-10-071510540-003-POCSND
2015-10-071510540-002-POCSND
2015-10-081510607-002-POCSND
2015-10-081510607-001-POCSND
2015-10-211510H06-001-POCSND
2015-10-271510K63-001-POCSND
2015-11-041511261-001-POCSND
2015-11-041511261-004-POCSND
2015-11-041511261-003-POCSND
2015-11-041511261-002-POCSND
2015-11-041511261-005-POCSND
2015-11-101511813-001-POCSND
2015-11-171511D32-001-POCSND
2015-12-011512095-001-POCSND
2015-12-081512664-001-POCSND
2015-12-081512664-004-POCSND
2015-12-081512664-003-POCSND
2015-12-081512664-002-POCSND
2015-12-151512C65-001-POCSND
2015-12-221512I01-001-POCSND
2016-01-051601174-001-POCSND
2016-01-051601174-002-POCSND
2016-01-051601174-003-POCSND
2016-01-191601C33-003-POCSND
2016-01-191601C33-002-POCSND
2016-01-191601C33-001-POCSND
2016-02-021602199-005-POCSND
2016-02-021602199-003-POCSND
2016-02-021602199-001-POCSND
2016-02-021602199-004-POCSND
2016-02-0216102199-002-POCND
2016-02-091602774-001-POCSND
2016-02-161602B83-001-POCSND
2016-02-231602G34-004-POCSND
2016-02-231602G34-001-POCSND
2016-02-231602G34-003-POCSND
2016-02-231602G34-002-POCSND
2016-03-011603039-005-POCSND
2016-03-011603039-007-POCSND
2016-03-011603039-003-POCSND
2016-03-011603039-006-POCSND
2016-03-0116103039-004-POCND
2016-03-081603661-001-POCSND
2016-03-151603C14-001-POCSND
2016-03-291603M55-001-POCSND
2016-04-051604436-006-POCSND
2016-04-051604436-003-POCSND
2016-04-051604436-001-POCSND
2016-04-051604436-005-POCSND
2016-04-051604436-004-POCSND
2016-04-121604B81-001-POCSND
2016-04-191604H84-002-POCSND
2016-04-261604O06-002-POCSND
2016-04-261604O06-001-POCSND
2016-05-031605239-001-POCSND
2016-05-101605891-001-POCSND
2016-05-171605F01-004-POCSND
2016-05-171605F01-002-POCSND
2016-05-171605F01-005-POCSND
2016-05-171605F01-003-POCSND
2016-05-171605F01-001-POCSND
2016-05-241605M61-001-POCSND
2016-05-311605S28-001-POCSND
2016-06-071606621-002-POCSND
2016-06-071606621-001-POCSND
2016-06-071606621-005-POCSND
2016-06-071606621-003-POCSND
2016-06-071606621-004-POCSND
2016-06-141606D75-001-POCSND
2016-06-281606R70-001-POCSND
2016-07-061607330-002-POCSND
2016-07-121607926-002-POCSND
2016-07-121607926-001-POCSND
2016-07-121607926-003-POCSND
2016-07-121607926-005-POCSND
2016-07-121607926-004-POCSND
2016-07-191607F42-001-POCSND
2016-07-261607M43-002-POCSND
2016-08-021608187-004-POCSND
2016-08-021608187-001-POCSND
2016-08-021608187-002-POCSND
2016-08-021608187-003-POCSND
2016-08-021608187-005-POCSND
2016-08-091608969-001-POCSND
2016-08-161608F72-001-POCSND
2016-08-221608K42-001-POCSND
2016-08-301608R18-001-POCSND
2016-09-061609281-004-POCSND
2016-09-061609281-003-POCSND
2016-09-061609281-002-POCSND
2016-09-061609281-007-POCSND
2016-09-061609281-001-POCSND
2016-09-131609958-001-POCSND
2016-09-201609G76-001-POCSND
2016-09-271609N15-001BND
2016-10-04701134001-POCSND
2016-10-04701134003-POCSND
2016-10-04701134002-POCSND
2016-10-11701734003-POCSND
2016-10-11701734002-POCSND
2016-10-11701734001-POCSND
2016-10-18702380004-POCSND
2016-10-18702380001-POCSND
2016-10-25702929001-POCSND
2016-10-25703417001-POCSND
2016-11-01703417002-POCSND
2016-11-01703417005-POCSND
2016-11-01703417004-POCSND
2016-11-01703417003-POCSND
2016-11-07703844002-POCSND
2016-11-15704566001-POCSND
2016-12-06706114003-POCSND
2016-12-06706114004-POCSND
2016-12-06706114001-POCSND
2016-12-06706114002-POCSND
2016-12-06706114005-POCSND
2017-01-03708133002-POCSND
2017-01-03708133003-POCSND
2017-01-03708133001-POCSND
2017-01-03708133005-POCSND
2017-01-03708133004-POCSND
2017-01-10708747001-POCSND
2017-02-037010547004-POCSND
2017-02-037010547003-POCSND
2017-02-037010547002-POCSND
2017-02-077010817002-POCSND
2017-02-077010817001-POCSND
2017-02-287012285002-POCSND
2017-03-027012480004-POCSND
2017-03-027012480002ND
2017-03-027012480001ND
2017-03-027012480003ND
2017-03-027012796005ND
2017-03-077012796002-POCSND
2017-03-077012796003-POCSND
2017-03-077012796004-POCSND
2017-03-077012796006ND
2017-03-077012796001-POCSND
2017-04-037014734001-POCSND
2017-04-037014734004-POCSND
2017-04-037014734003-POCSND
2017-04-037014734002-POCSND
2017-04-047014893001-POCSND
2017-04-187016174002ND
2017-05-027017476004-POCSND
2017-05-027017476003-POCSND
2017-05-027017476001ND
2017-05-027017476002-POCSND
2017-05-027017476005-POCSND
2017-06-067020532003ND
2017-06-067020532002ND
2017-06-067020532004ND
2017-06-067020532001ND
2017-06-127021053001ND
2017-07-077023427005ND
2017-07-077023427001ND
2017-07-077023427002ND
2017-07-077023427004ND
2017-07-077023427006ND
2017-07-187024460001ND
2017-08-157027300001ND
2017-09-057028861002ND
2017-09-127029664002ND
2017-09-127029664001ND
2017-09-187030182002-POCSND
2017-09-187030182001-POCSND
2017-10-037031786001ND
2017-10-107032449002ND
2017-10-107032449001ND
2017-10-177033171001ND
2017-10-177033171002ND
2017-10-317034408001ND
2017-11-067034944004ND
2017-11-067034944002ND
2017-11-067034944001ND
2017-11-067034944003ND
2017-11-147035716004ND
2017-12-057037213002ND
2017-12-057037213003ND
2017-12-057037213001ND
2017-12-057037213004ND
2017-12-057037213006ND
2018-01-027039461002ND
2018-01-027039461001ND
2018-01-127040297006-POCSND
2018-01-127040297007ND
2018-01-127040297005-POCSND
2018-01-127040297001-POCSND
2018-01-127040297003ND
2018-01-127040297002-POCSND
2018-01-127040297004-POCSND
2018-01-167040575002ND
2018-01-167040575001ND
2018-01-167040575003ND
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2018-02-067042138005ND
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2018-05-297052996001ND
2018-06-127054673001ND
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2018-07-027056889001ND
2018-07-027056889002ND
2018-08-017060056002ND
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2018-08-017060052001ND
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2018-09-047063612002ND
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2018-09-117064388002ND
2018-09-117064388001ND
2018-10-027066592002ND
2018-10-027066592001ND
2018-10-097067338001ND
2018-10-097067338002ND
2018-11-077070258003ND
2018-11-077070258002ND
2018-11-077070258001ND
2018-11-137070874001ND
2018-11-137070874002ND
2018-11-137070872001ND
2018-12-047072757002ND
2018-12-04707257001ND
2018-12-187074304002ND
2018-12-187074304001ND
2019-01-027075302001ND
2019-01-027075302002ND
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2019-01-027075304002ND
2019-02-057078460003ND
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2019-03-057081332001ND
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2019-03-127082126002ND
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2019-04-027084151002ND
2019-04-027084151001ND
2019-04-097085050002ND
2019-04-097085050001ND
2019-04-307087690001ND
2019-05-077088482001ND
2019-05-077088482003ND
2019-05-077088482002ND
2019-05-077088482004ND
2019-05-147089427002ND
2019-05-147089427001ND
2019-06-047091950001ND
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2019-07-167097692002ND
2019-07-167097692001ND
2019-08-0670100102001ND
2019-08-0670100102002ND
2019-08-1370101128001ND
2019-08-1370101128002ND
2019-08-1470101246001ND
2019-09-1070104421001ND
2019-09-1070104421002ND
2019-09-1070104420001ND
2019-09-1070104420002ND
2019-10-0170106843002ND
2019-10-0170106843001ND
2019-10-0170106843004ND
2019-10-0170106843003ND
2019-11-0670110909001ND
2019-11-0670110911001ND
2019-11-0670110909002ND
2019-11-1270111547001ND
2019-11-1970112457001ND
2019-12-0370113863003ND
2019-12-0370113863001ND
2019-12-0370113863002ND
2019-12-0370113863004ND