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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,3-Dichloropropene

Kent County Water Authority

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND70ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-03-171401808-04_TO12ND
2014-03-171401808-03_TO12ND
2014-03-171401808-02_TO12ND
2014-03-171401808-05_TO12ND
2014-04-211402378-02_TO12ND
2014-04-211402378-03_TO12ND
2014-04-211402378-04_TO12ND
2014-08-131404415-04_TO12ND
2015-03-101501510-02_TO12ND
2015-03-101501510-01_TO12ND
2015-04-291502029-02_TO12ND
2015-04-291502029-03_TO12ND
2015-09-141504119-04_TO12ND
2016-03-231601576-01_TO12ND
2016-04-191601908-03_TO12ND
2016-04-191601908-01_TO12ND
2016-07-121603230-02_TO12ND
2017-08-281708-18567-002_TND
2017-08-281708-18573-001_TND
2017-08-281708-18567-003_TND
2017-08-281708-18567-001_TND
2017-08-291708-18660-001_TND
2017-08-291708-18660-002_TND
2017-08-291708-18660-003_TND