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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Sneedville Utility District

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.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND20ND
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
2014-04-01ND
2015-04-06ND
2015-06-02ND
2015-07-06ND
2015-10-05ND
2016-01-05ND
2016-04-05ND
2017-03-09ND
2017-05-02ND
2017-07-06ND
2017-10-02ND
2018-01-02ND
2018-04-03ND
2018-07-02ND
2018-10-10ND
2019-03-19ND
2019-04-01ND
2019-07-01ND
2019-10-01ND