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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Deanville Water Supply Corporation

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
2014ND20ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
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
2014-01-30AC40727ND
2014-01-30AC40725ND
2015-09-10AD06550ND
2015-09-10AD06548ND
2015-09-10AD06544ND
2015-09-10AD06556ND
2016-10-27AD55175ND
2016-10-27AD55173ND
2016-10-27AD55145ND
2016-10-27AD55143ND
2017-08-30AD94485ND
2017-08-30AD94493ND
2017-08-30AD94491ND
2017-12-14AE07794ND
2018-09-12AE39820ND
2018-09-12AE39816ND
2018-09-12AE39822ND
2018-09-12AE39818ND
2019-08-06AE77281ND
2019-08-06AE77295ND
2019-08-06AE77297ND
2019-08-06AE77291ND