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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

City of Oyster Creek

NOTE: City of Oyster Creek purchases water from Brazosport Water Authority which is required to test for 1,2,3-trichloropropane. Sample information shown below was taken by Brazosport Water Authority.

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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

NOTE: City of Oyster Creek purchases water from Brazosport Water Authority which is required to test for 1,2,3-trichloropropane. Sample information shown below was taken by Brazosport Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-07-12AE33163ND
2019-02-07AE53548ND
2019-07-08AE73438ND
2020-08-26AF25689ND
2021-08-16AF66462ND
2022-01-24AF81403ND
2022-09-07AG11875ND
2023-08-24AG54042ND
2023-11-13AG63369ND