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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Fort Bend County MUD 25

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

 

21

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND40ND
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
2014-05-16AC54455ND
2015-02-04AC79293ND
2015-02-04AC79295ND
2015-02-04AC79265ND
2015-02-04AC79289ND
2015-06-02AC94168ND
2016-01-19AD18648ND
2016-01-19AD18642ND
2016-01-19AD18622ND
2016-06-21AD41365ND
2016-08-02AD46709ND
2017-01-12AD64770ND
2017-01-12AD64784ND
2017-01-12AD64774ND
2018-02-12AE13292ND
2018-02-12AE13290ND
2018-02-12AE13294ND
2018-02-12AE13288ND
2019-01-17AE50416ND
2019-01-17AE50420ND
2019-01-17AE50410ND