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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

City of Bellaire

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.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
2015ND70ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-02-03AC41050ND
2014-04-07AC49478ND
2014-09-25Q1447965005ND
2014-09-25Q1447965001ND
2014-09-25Q1447965007ND
2014-09-25Q1447965003ND
2014-12-04Q1458445001ND
2015-01-20AC76768ND
2015-01-20AC76762ND
2015-03-24Q1510708005ND
2015-03-24Q1510708007ND
2015-03-24Q1510708003ND
2015-03-24Q1510708001ND
2015-06-22Q1523095001ND
2016-01-12AD17574ND
2016-04-06AD32081ND
2017-01-18AD65453ND
2017-01-18AD65397ND
2017-01-18AD65361ND
2017-01-18AD65451ND
2018-01-24AE10238ND
2018-04-09AE21694ND
2019-01-15AE49837ND
2019-01-15AE49865ND
2019-04-02AE60887ND
2019-07-10AE73926ND