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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Valley Municipal Utility District 2 Rancho Viejo

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

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
2014-03-05AC45703ND
2014-06-04AC55971ND
2014-09-24AC68087ND
2015-03-18AC85059ND
2016-07-28AD46210ND
2017-03-01AD72795ND
2018-04-25AE23964ND
2019-05-09AE65715ND