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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

City of Charlotte

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-05-04AE25365ND
2018-05-04AE25411ND
2018-06-11AE29260ND
2018-06-11AE29298ND
2019-03-11AE57827ND
2019-03-11AE57855ND
2020-05-08AF10399ND
2020-05-08AF10407ND
2021-03-10AF46320ND
2021-03-10AF46344ND
2021-09-20AF70453ND
2021-09-20AF70477ND
2022-09-08AG12139ND
2022-09-08AG12143ND
2023-08-17AG53042ND
2023-08-17AG53044ND