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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Woodbury Cons. WD

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

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND20ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

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
2015-03-1003111502-1(POCS)ND
2015-05-2705271537-26(POCSND
2016-12-0712071686-3P(POCSND
2016-12-0712071686-2P(POCSND
2016-12-0712071686-4P(POCSND
2017-07-1907191735-10(POCSND
2017-09-2609271750-5(POCS)ND
2017-11-1611171701-7(POCS)ND
2017-11-1611171701-6(POCS)ND
2017-12-2012211701-1(POCS)ND
2018-09-1909191865-9POCSND
2018-09-1909191865-8POCSND
2018-09-1909191865-15POCSND
2019-09-1309131905-6POC-NAND
2019-09-1309131905-5POC-NAND
2019-09-1309131905-4POC-NAND