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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

City of Waco

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.

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38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND150ND
2016ND60ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND50ND

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
2014-02-12AC42617ND
2014-02-12AC42619ND
2014-08-04AC61953ND
2014-08-04AC61957ND
2014-08-04AC61951ND
2015-03-2635181337005AMND
2015-03-2635181337007AMND
2015-06-2535194687001AMND
2015-06-2535194689001AMND
2015-07-07AC98597ND
2015-07-07AC98595ND
2015-07-3035199996003AMND
2015-07-3035199996001AMND
2015-09-2835209341001AMND
2015-09-2835209341003AMND
2015-09-2835209341007AMND
2015-09-2835209341005AMND
2015-10-08AD10010ND
2015-12-2135222235003AMND
2015-12-2135222235001AMND
2016-01-13AD17965ND
2016-01-13AD17967ND
2016-07-11AD43659ND
2016-07-11AD43619ND
2016-07-11AD43615ND
2016-07-11AD43617ND
2017-04-13AD79638ND
2017-04-13AD79636ND
2017-07-27AD91150ND
2017-07-27AD91148ND
2017-10-02AD98801ND
2018-07-19AE33981ND
2018-07-19AE33959ND
2019-01-23AE50996ND
2019-01-23AE50997ND
2019-01-23AE50991ND
2019-07-23AE75565ND
2019-07-23AE75567ND