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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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512

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
2014ND890ND
2015ND890ND
2016ND870ND
2017ND880ND
2018ND800ND
2019ND790ND

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
2014-01-061401093-004-POCSND
2014-01-061401093-005-POCSND
2014-01-061401093-002-POCSND
2014-01-061401093-010-POCSND
2014-01-061401093-008-POCSND
2014-01-131401494-005-POCSND
2014-01-131401494-003-POCSND
2014-02-041402076-006-POCSND
2014-02-041402076-005-POCSND
2014-02-041402076-002-POCSND
2014-02-041402074-002-POCSND
2014-02-041402076-003-POCSND
2014-02-041402076-004-POCSND
2014-02-041402076-001-POCSND
2014-03-031403084-003-POCSND
2014-03-031403084-004-POCSND
2014-03-031403084-006-POCSND
2014-03-031403084-005-POCSND
2014-03-031403084-002-POCSND
2014-03-031403084-001-POCSND
2014-03-031403083-002-POCSND
2014-04-071404525-005A-POCND
2014-04-071404525-006A-POCND
2014-04-071404525-001A-POCND
2014-04-071404525-008A-POCND
2014-04-071404525-003A-POCND
2014-04-141404A14-008-POCSND
2014-04-141404A14-004-POCSND
2014-04-141404A14-007-POCSND
2014-05-051405250-004-POCSND
2014-05-051405250-005-POCSND
2014-05-051405250-003-POCSND
2014-05-051405250-007-POCSND
2014-05-051405250-002-POCSND
2014-05-051405250-001-POCSND
2014-05-051405250-006-POCSND
2014-05-271405I94-001-POCSND
2014-05-271406ND
2014-06-021406105-001-POCSND
2014-06-021406100-001-POCSND
2014-06-021406102-001-POCSND
2014-06-021406106-001-POCSND
2014-06-021406098-001-POCSND
2014-06-021406107-001-POCSND
2014-07-07407363-006-POCSND
2014-07-071407363-001-POCSND
2014-07-071407363-008-POCSND
2014-07-071407363-003-POCSND
2014-07-141407941-001-POCSND
2014-07-141407941-008-POCSND
2014-07-141407941-006-POCSND
2014-07-141407941-009-POCSND
2014-08-041408148-003-POCSND
2014-08-0414081498-004-POCND
2014-08-041408148-007-POCSND
2014-08-041408148-005-POCSND
2014-08-041408148-002-POCSND
2014-08-041408148-006-POCSND
2014-08-281408K67-001-POCSND
2014-09-081409533-004-POCSND
2014-09-081409533-002-POCSND
2014-09-081409533-005-POCSND
2014-09-08140953-003-POCSND
2014-09-081409533-006-POCSND
2014-09-081409533-007-POCSND
2014-09-081409533-008-POCSND
2014-09-081409533-001-POCSND
2014-10-061410353-005A-POCND
2014-10-061410353-006A-POCND
2014-10-061410353-003A-POCND
2014-10-061410353-001A-POCND
2014-10-061410353-008A-POCND
2014-10-141410973-006A-POCND
2014-10-141410973-002A-POCND
2014-10-311410K73-001-POCSND
2014-11-031411082-005-POCSND
2014-11-031411082-002-POCSND
2014-11-031411082-006-POCSND
2014-11-031411082-007-POCSND
2014-11-031411082-001-POCSND
2014-11-031411082-003-POCSND
2014-11-031411082-004-POCSND
2014-12-011412060-002-POCSND
2014-12-011412060-006-POCSND
2014-12-011412060-001-POCSND
2014-12-011412060-007-POCSND
2014-12-011412060-005-POCSND
2014-12-011412060-004-POCSND
2014-12-011412060-003-POCSND
2015-01-051501127-004A-POCND
2015-01-051501127-007A-POCND
2015-01-051501127-002A-POCND
2015-01-051501127-005A-POCND
2015-01-121501610-003A-POCND
2015-01-121501610-002A-POCND
2015-01-121501610-006A-POCND
2015-02-031502147-003-POCSND
2015-02-031502147-002-POCSND
2015-02-031502147-001-POCSND
2015-02-031502147-006-POCSND
2015-02-031502147-007-POCSND
2015-02-031502147-005-POCSND
2015-02-031502147-004-POCSND
2015-03-021503070-001-POCSND
2015-03-021503070-004-POCSND
2015-03-021503070-006-POCSND
2015-03-021503070-002-POCSND
2015-03-021503070-005-POCSND
2015-03-021503070-003-POCSND
2015-04-061504353-006-POCSND
2015-04-061504351-003-POCND
2015-04-061504351-001-POCSND
2015-04-061504351-002-POCSND
2015-04-131504912-006-POCSND
2015-04-131504912-005-POCSND
2015-04-131504912-001-POCSND
2015-04-221504H15-002-POCSND
2015-05-041505209-002-POCSND
2015-05-041505209-001-POCSND
2015-05-041505209-003-POCSND
2015-05-041505209-004-POCSND
2015-05-041505209-008-POCSND
2015-05-041505209-007-POCSND
2015-05-041505209-006-POCSND
2015-05-041505209-005-POCSND
2015-06-011506097-001-POCSND
2015-06-011506097-004-POCSND
2015-06-011506095-001-POCSND
2015-06-011506097-005-POCSND
2015-06-011506097-002-POCSND
2015-06-011506097-003-POCSND
2015-06-081506673-002-POCSND
2015-06-081506673-001-POCSND
2015-07-061507283-002A-POCND
2015-07-061507283-006A-POCND
2015-07-061507283-003A-POCND
2015-07-131507819-004A-POCND
2015-07-131507898-002A-POCND
2015-07-131507819-006A-POCND
2015-07-201507D89-002-POCSND
2015-07-201507D89-005-POCSND
2015-08-031508065-003-POCSND
2015-08-031508065-006-POCSND
2015-08-031508065-001-POCSND
2015-08-031508065-004-POCSND
2015-08-031508065-002-POCSND
2015-08-101508744-001-POCSND
2015-08-101508744-002-POCSND
2015-08-101508744-003-POCSND
2015-09-081509491-001-POCSND
2015-09-081509485-001-POCSND
2015-09-081509494-001-POCSND
2015-09-081509496-001-POCSND
2015-09-141509978-002-POCSND
2015-09-141509972-001-POCSND
2015-09-141509976-002-POCSND
2015-10-051510290-001A-POCND
2015-10-051510290-004AND
2015-10-051510290-007AND
2015-10-051510290-003AND
2015-10-131510941-003A-POCND
2015-10-131510938-002AND
2015-10-131510948-001AND
2015-10-2615110J75-001A-POND
2015-11-021511049-001-POCSND
2015-11-021511045-001-POCSND
2015-11-021511044-002ND
2015-11-021511046-001-POCSND
2015-11-091511643-002-POCSND
2015-11-091511651-002-POCSND
2015-11-091511657-002-POCSND
2015-12-071512502-001-POCSND
2015-12-071512500-002ND
2015-12-071512501-002-POCSND
2015-12-141512B71-004-POCSND
2015-12-141512B71-001-POCSND
2015-12-141512B71-002-POCSND
2015-12-141512B71-003-POCSND
2016-01-041601047-003-POCSND
2016-01-041601045-002-POCSND
2016-01-041601043-002-POCSND
2016-01-041601047-002-POCSND
2016-01-09708614001ND
2016-01-111601581-002-POCSND
2016-01-111601581-001-POCSND
2016-01-111601564-002BND
2016-02-011602077-002-POCSND
2016-02-011602076-001-POCSND
2016-02-011602074-001-POCSND
2016-02-011602082-001-POCSND
2016-02-081602677-001-POCSND
2016-02-0816002673-001ND
2016-03-071603510-002-POCSND
2016-03-071603506-001-POCSND
2016-03-071603509-001-POCSND
2016-03-141603B16-001-POCSND
2016-03-141603B14-001-POCSND
2016-03-141603B17-001-POCSND
2016-03-141603B18-001-POCSND
2016-04-041604282-001-POCSND
2016-04-041604285-001-POCSND
2016-04-041604281-001-POCSND
2016-04-111604A00-002-POCSND
2016-04-111604990-001-POCSND
2016-04-111604A00-001-POCSND
2016-04-111604997-001-POCSND
2016-05-021605091-001-POCSND
2016-05-021605093-001-POCSND
2016-05-021605104-001-POCSND
2016-05-021605098-001-POCSND
2016-05-091605756-002-POCSND
2016-05-091605753-002-POCSND
2016-05-091605756-001-POCSND
2016-05-231605L28-003-POCSND
2016-05-311605S36-002-POCSND
2016-06-061606497-002-POCSND
2016-06-061606497-004-POCSND
2016-06-061606497-001-POCSND
2016-06-131606C75-001-POCSND
2016-06-131606C74-001-POCSND
2016-06-131606C76-001-POCSND
2016-07-051607801-002-POCSND
2016-07-051607187-001-POCSND
2016-07-051607198-001-POCSND
2016-07-051607199-001-POCSND
2016-07-111607806-002-POCSND
2016-07-181607D93-004-POCSND
2016-07-181607D93-005-POCSND
2016-08-011608041-001-POCSND
2016-08-081608842-002-POCSND
2016-08-081608840-001-POCSND
2016-08-081608842-001-POCSND
2016-08-151608E38-002-POCSND
2016-08-151608E15-001-POCSND
2016-08-151608E38-003-POCSND
2016-08-151608E38-001-POCSND
2016-08-291608Q10-001-POCSND
2016-09-061609252-001-POCSND
2016-09-061609252-003-POCSND
2016-09-061609252-002ND
2016-09-061609252-002-POCSND
2016-09-061609254-001-POCSND
2016-09-121609852-001-POCSND
2016-09-121609852-002-POCSND
2016-09-211609I31-001-POCSND
2016-10-03701055020-POCSND
2016-10-03701055015-POCSND
2016-10-03701055014-POCSND
2016-10-03701055019-POCSND
2016-10-12701868001ND
2016-10-12701866001-POCSND
2016-10-12701870001-POCSND
2016-11-07703961001-POCSND
2016-11-07703909004-POCSND
2016-11-07703961002-POCSND
2016-11-14704466005-POCSND
2016-11-14704466001ND
2016-11-14704466002-POCSND
2016-11-14704466003-POCSND
2016-11-14704466004-POCSND
2016-12-05706016004-POCSND
2016-12-05706016001-POCSND
2016-12-05706016005-POCSND
2016-12-05706016006-POCSND
2016-12-05706016007-POCSND
2017-01-09708614006ND
2017-01-17709252008-POCSND
2017-01-17709252011ND
2017-01-17709252010-POCSND
2017-01-307010124001-POCSND
2017-02-067010655007-POCSND
2017-02-067010655006-POCSND
2017-02-067010655002-POCSND
2017-02-067010655001-POCSND
2017-02-137011184001-POCSND
2017-02-137011185001-POCSND
2017-02-13701183001-POCSND
2017-02-137011186001-POCSND
2017-03-067012712005-POCSND
2017-03-067012712004-POCSND
2017-03-067012712009-POCSND
2017-03-067012712003-POCSND
2017-03-067012712002-POCSND
2017-03-277014212001-POCSND
2017-03-277014213001-POCSND
2017-04-037014743005ND
2017-04-037014743006ND
2017-04-037014743004-POCSND
2017-04-107015386010-POCSND
2017-04-107015386001-POCSND
2017-04-137015766002ND
2017-04-137015769001ND
2017-05-017017344008ND
2017-05-017017344006-POCSND
2017-05-017017344001ND
2017-05-017017344002-POCSND
2017-05-017017344007ND
2017-05-087018068002-POCND
2017-05-087018068001-POCSND
2017-05-087018068003-POCSND
2017-05-307019838001ND
2017-06-057020347001ND
2017-06-057020347003ND
2017-06-057020347004ND
2017-06-057020347006ND
2017-06-057020347002ND
2017-06-057020347005ND
2017-06-127021104001ND
2017-07-037023076007ND
2017-07-037023076006ND
2017-07-037023076004ND
2017-07-037023076005ND
2017-07-107023605005-POCSND
2017-07-107023605003-POCSND
2017-07-177024306002ND
2017-08-077026415005ND
2017-08-077026415008ND
2017-08-077026415006ND
2017-08-077026415010ND
2017-08-077026415009ND
2017-08-077026415004ND
2017-08-077026415011ND
2017-08-077026415007ND
2017-08-147027113004ND
2017-08-157027178003ND
2017-08-157027178002ND
2017-09-057028837008ND
2017-09-057028837007ND
2017-09-057028837004ND
2017-09-057028837006ND
2017-09-057028837005ND
2017-09-127029674001ND
2017-09-127029666001ND
2017-10-027031560001ND
2017-10-027031575001ND
2017-10-027031561001ND
2017-10-027031556001ND
2017-10-107032410001ND
2017-10-107032409001ND
2017-10-107032412001ND
2017-11-067034959001ND
2017-11-067034947001ND
2017-11-067034952001ND
2017-11-067034945001ND
2017-11-137035578001ND
2017-11-137035577001ND
2017-11-137035574001ND
2017-11-137035576001ND
2017-12-047037081001ND
2017-12-047037083001ND
2017-12-047037087001ND
2017-12-047037084001ND
2017-12-047037079001ND
2018-01-027039448001ND
2018-01-027039453001ND
2018-01-027039454001ND
2018-01-087039795001ND
2018-01-167040529001ND
2018-02-057042014001ND
2018-02-057042003001ND
2018-02-057042006001ND
2018-02-057042005001ND
2018-02-127044444001ND
2018-02-127042660001ND
2018-02-127042666001ND
2018-02-127042661001ND
2018-03-057044445001ND
2018-03-057044446001ND
2018-03-127045064001ND
2018-03-127045063001ND
2018-04-037046957001ND
2018-04-037046952001ND
2018-04-037046958001ND
2018-04-037046947001ND
2018-04-097047715001ND
2018-04-177048617001ND
2018-05-017050054001ND
2018-05-017050057001ND
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2018-05-027050234001ND
2018-05-077050717001ND
2018-05-077050723003ND
2018-05-077050719001ND
2018-05-077050720001ND
2018-06-047053567001ND
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2018-06-047053564001ND
2018-06-047053565001ND
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2018-06-057053694003ND
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2018-07-097057459001ND
2018-07-107057562001ND
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2019-12-1670115579001ND
2019-12-1670115580001ND
2019-12-2370116328002ND