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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

City of Roma

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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND30ND
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
2014-08-18AC63943ND
2014-11-19Q1456610001ND
2015-04-22Q1514989001ND
2015-09-24AD08494ND
2015-12-21Q1550168001ND
2016-05-12AD36624ND
2016-09-20AD50389ND
2017-08-03AD92172ND
2018-08-30AE38958ND
2019-06-10AE70145ND
2019-09-13AE83644ND