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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Demi John Place Water System

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

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND20ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND

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
2015-02-19AC81227ND
2015-02-19AC81225ND
2016-03-24AD30444ND
2016-03-24AD30460ND
2016-06-09AD40052ND
2016-09-28AD51726ND
2016-11-02AD56174ND
2017-03-09AD74412ND
2017-03-09AD74420ND
2017-05-10AD83740ND
2017-08-15AD93102ND
2017-11-08AE04069ND
2018-01-24AE10176ND
2018-03-26AE19974ND
2018-05-30AE28049ND
2018-08-14AE36963ND
2018-12-10AE48402ND
2019-02-25AE55687ND
2019-02-25AE55641ND
2019-06-06AE69477ND
2019-09-12AE83230ND
2019-11-15AE89563ND