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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Mccoll, Town of

1,2,3-Trichloropropane is a potent carcinogen that contaminates drinking water in agricultural regions where it was historically used as soil fumigant. Click here to read more about carcinogenic VOCs.

 

21

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND60ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.0007 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.0007 ppb for 1,2,3-trichloropropane 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
2014-03-11AD36872ND
2014-06-18AD41469ND
2014-09-24AD45967ND
2014-11-20AD48521ND
2015-01-15AD50383ND
2015-05-19AD55651ND
2015-08-31AD60173ND
2015-11-19AD66537ND
2016-02-23AD71163ND
2016-06-02AD76718ND
2016-09-26AD82925ND
2016-11-21AD86170ND
2017-02-28AD90463ND
2017-06-01AD95190ND
2017-11-02AE03013ND
2018-03-12AE09098ND
2018-03-12AE09099ND
2018-06-05AE13175ND
2018-08-07AE16322ND
2018-08-07AE16323ND
2018-10-24AE20396ND