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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Bgwc Peachtree Acres

NOTE: Bgwc Peachtree Acres purchases water from City of West Columbia which is required to test for 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of West Columbia.

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
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

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

NOTE: Bgwc Peachtree Acres purchases water from City of West Columbia which is required to test for 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of West Columbia.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-22AD34777ND
2014-01-22AD34778ND
2015-01-21AD50493ND
2015-01-21AD50494ND
2016-02-03AD70088ND
2016-02-03AD70089ND
2017-01-18AD88449ND
2017-03-07AD90716ND
2018-02-15AE07832ND
2018-03-01AE08512ND
2019-01-08AE23569ND
2019-02-11AE25245ND