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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,3-Dichloropropene

Doylestown Borough Water Department

1,3-Dichloropropene is a volatile cancer-causing chemical primarily used as a nematocide to fumigate agricultural soils. It exists in two different forms: cis-1,3-dichloropropene and trans-1,3-dichloropropene.

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.2 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.2 ppb for 1,3-dichloropropene 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.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-22L4867559-1ND
2014-01-22L4867559-2ND
2014-02-25L4899027-2ND
2014-02-25L4899027-3ND
2014-02-25L4899027-1ND
2015-01-1312274532ND
2015-01-1312274586ND
2015-02-0312389815ND
2015-02-0312389869ND
2015-02-0312389923ND
2016-02-0513858672ND
2016-02-0513858726ND
2016-02-0513858564ND
2016-02-0513858618ND
2016-02-0513858510ND
2017-01-0615503062ND
2017-01-0615502904ND
2017-01-0615502956ND
2017-01-0615503114ND
2017-01-0615503010ND
2018-01-12L6983060-3ND
2018-01-12L6983058-2ND
2018-01-12L6983060-2ND
2018-01-12L6983058-1ND
2018-01-12L6983060-1ND
2019-01-31L7090358-2ND
2019-01-31L7090359-1ND
2019-01-31L7090359-2ND
2019-01-31L7090358-3ND
2019-01-31L7090358-1ND