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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Hillsdale Housing Cooperative Inc.

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

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-09-231409-21327-002_TND
2015-09-15E509J55-1_TO12ND
2015-11-09E511999-1_TO12ND
2016-07-25E607S33-1_TO12ND
2017-01-31E702225-1_TO12ND
2017-07-121707-14805-001ND
2018-09-041809-18889-002VND
2018-11-261811-25112-002VND
2019-08-2319H0786-01VND