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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

City of Seguin

1,2,3-Trichloropropane is a potent carcinogen that contaminates drinking water in agricultural regions where it was historically used as soil fumigant. Click here to read more about carcinogenic VOCs.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.0007 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.0007 ppb for 1,2,3-trichloropropane was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-07-23AC60694ND
2014-10-23Q1453694003ND
2014-10-23Q1453694001ND
2015-01-27Q1502868001ND
2015-04-15Q1514034003ND
2015-04-15Q1514034001ND
2015-07-16AC99960ND
2016-01-19AD18704ND
2016-07-07AD43347ND
2017-07-28AD91397ND
2018-08-09AE36384ND
2019-01-23AE51003ND
2019-07-22AE75362ND