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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

City of Hewitt

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

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND10ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-14AC38665ND
2015-03-23AC85655ND
2015-03-23AC85645ND
2015-03-23AC85649ND
2016-01-20AD19002ND
2016-01-20AD19012ND
2016-04-06AD32129ND
2017-04-03AD78087ND
2017-10-09AD99814ND
2017-10-31AE03236ND
2018-02-07AE12765ND
2018-04-19AE23265ND
2018-04-19AE23263ND
2019-02-12AE54094ND
2019-02-12AE54098ND
2019-02-12AE54084ND