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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

City of Bruceville Eddy

NOTE: City of Bruceville Eddy purchases water from Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation which is required to test for 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation.

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

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND90ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
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: City of Bruceville Eddy purchases water from Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation which is required to test for 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-10AE25953ND
2019-05-22AE67683ND
2020-05-27AF12742ND
2021-06-02AF56265ND
2022-05-26AF98697ND
2023-05-25Q2320248001ND