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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Bastrop County Water Control and Improvement District 2

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane is a synthetic chemical used in metal degreasing and as an intermediate in industrial chemical production.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2014-05-01AC52619ND
2015-02-02AC78811ND
2015-02-02AC78805ND
2015-02-02AC78817ND
2016-02-04AD22187ND
2016-02-04AD22189ND
2016-02-04AD22183ND
2017-01-10AD63978ND
2017-01-10AD63986ND
2017-01-10AD63980ND
2018-04-11AE22095ND
2018-04-11AE22079ND
2018-04-11AE22083ND
2019-01-16AE50158ND
2019-01-16AE50152ND
2019-01-16AE50156ND