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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Yonkers City

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

 

12

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
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
2016-09-06AS19147 POC YONKND
2016-09-06AS19150 POC YONKND
2016-09-06AS19152 POC YONKND
2017-11-13AT23822 YONKERSND
2017-11-13AT23823POC YONKEND
2017-11-13AT23824POC YONKEND
2018-09-24AU20760YONK POCSND
2018-09-24AU20757YONK POCSND
2018-09-24AU20758YONK POCSND
2019-11-12AV23849C POCSND
2019-11-12AV23850C POCSND
2019-11-13AV23866C POCSND