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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Tennessee American Water

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.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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 Result
2014-02-04ND
2014-05-14ND
2014-11-11ND
2014-12-02ND
2015-03-03ND
2015-06-02ND
2015-07-07ND
2015-09-14ND
2015-10-06ND
2016-01-19ND
2016-04-11ND
2016-07-13ND
2016-10-13ND
2017-01-10ND
2017-04-17ND
2017-07-11ND
2017-10-09ND
2018-01-15ND
2018-04-03ND
2018-07-09ND
2018-10-02ND
2019-01-07ND
2019-04-02ND
2019-07-01ND
2019-10-01ND