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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Lackland Air Force Base

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

 

23

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
2014ND10ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-04-09AC49947ND
2015-02-27AC82352ND
2015-02-27AC82364ND
2015-02-27AC82358ND
2015-02-27AC82360ND
2016-03-08AD27603ND
2016-03-08AD27611ND
2016-03-08AD27601ND
2016-03-08AD27605ND
2016-12-12AD61662ND
2017-03-02AD73142ND
2017-03-02AD73180ND
2017-03-02AD73134ND
2017-03-02AD73166ND
2017-12-08AE07431ND
2018-04-11AE22091ND
2018-04-11AE22075ND
2018-04-11AE22071ND
2018-04-11AE22073ND
2019-01-25AE51666ND
2019-04-11AE62078ND
2019-04-11AE62080ND
2019-04-11AE62076ND