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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Tryon Road Special Utility District

NOTE: Tryon Road Special Utility District purchases water from Northeast Texas Municipal Water District which is required to test for 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.

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

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND40ND

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: Tryon Road Special Utility District purchases water from Northeast Texas Municipal Water District which is required to test for 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-20Q1837729001ND
2019-08-14Q1954876001ND
2020-04-23Q2016185003ND
2020-08-18Q2032884003ND
2021-02-09Q2103854003ND
2022-03-01Q2206887005ND
2023-01-18Q2302651002ND