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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 46

NOTE: Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 46 purchases water from City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate which is required to test for 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate.

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

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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

NOTE: Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 46 purchases water from City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate which is required to test for 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-28AE16057ND
2018-05-01AE24603ND
2018-05-01AE24605ND
2019-04-18AE62975ND
2019-04-18AE62979ND
2020-07-16AF19725ND
2020-08-06AF22303ND
2021-02-26AF44660ND
2021-02-26AF44664ND
2021-05-12AF53542ND
2022-05-17AF97264ND
2022-05-17AF97270ND
2023-05-04AG39379ND
2023-05-04AG39383ND