Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

1,1,1-Trichloroethane

Shippensburg Boro Water Authority

1,1,1-Trichloroethane is a solvent and a degreasing agent used for manufacturing metal products and as ingredient in cleaners and aerosols. Exposure to 1,1,1-trichloroethane can harm the nervous system, liver and circulatory system.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 200 ppb

The legal limit for 1,1,1-trichloroethane, established in 1987, was based on toxicity studies conducted in laboratory animals in the 1970s and 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-03(104) GUNTERND
2019-04-10(104) GUNTERND
2020-04-1522158711.00ND
2020-06-1022552489.00ND
2020-06-1022552491.00ND
2020-06-1022552490.00ND
2021-04-2024380469.00ND
2022-04-1326594484.00ND
2023-04-1328845259.00ND
2023-05-1629045756.00ND
2023-05-1829045777.00ND
2023-08-1529644113.00ND