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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Dallas Water Utility

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

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

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
2014-07-03Q1425969002ND
2014-09-10Q1442990003ND
2014-09-10Q1442990002ND
2015-07-08Q1526377021ND
2015-07-08Q1526377019ND
2015-07-08Q1526377022ND
2016-07-07Q1627338001ND
2016-09-14Q1637473001ND
2016-09-14Q1637473004ND
2017-07-10Q1727819009ND
2017-07-10Q1727819018ND
2017-08-23Q1737870004ND
2018-07-17Q1828182010ND
2018-08-07Q1831263004ND
2018-08-07Q1831263001ND
2019-07-08Q1942567001ND
2019-07-16Q1945074005ND
2019-07-16Q1945074007ND