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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

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

 

7

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
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND20ND

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
2016-02-03EHS1600003667SR1ND
2017-09-27C030116-POCSND
2018-07-31C037780-01-POCSND
2018-09-28C039671-06-POCSND
2018-12-27C041721-01-POCSND
2019-06-28C046037-01-POCSND
2019-09-25C048699-02-POCSND