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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Travis County WCID 17

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND60ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-09-09AC66327ND
2015-02-26Q1507327001ND
2015-05-19Q1518253001ND
2015-08-26Q1533246001ND
2015-09-09AD06275ND
2015-11-19Q1545796001ND
2016-05-17AD37093ND
2016-07-27AD46030ND
2016-07-27AD46020ND
2016-07-27AD46012ND
2016-11-07AD56889ND
2016-11-07AD56855ND
2017-01-26AD67251ND
2017-01-26AD67155ND
2017-05-24AD85526ND
2017-05-24AD85496ND
2017-08-10AD92773ND
2018-03-06AE16976ND
2018-08-15AE37198ND
2019-01-23AE50995ND
2019-01-23AE50949ND
2019-09-11AE83037ND