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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Travis County Municipal Utility District 4

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
20220.0325 ppb41ND - 0.130 ppb
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-02-15AE14083ND
2018-08-13AE36646ND
2019-02-14AE54602ND
2019-02-14AE54660ND
2019-02-14AE54662ND
2019-08-20AE79613ND
2020-03-03AF00898ND
2020-07-23AF20338ND
2021-01-25AF40768ND
2021-07-07AF60990ND
2022-02-10AF84277ND
2022-02-10AF84347ND
2022-04-28AF948970.130 ppb
2022-08-17AG09728ND
2023-02-14AG28837ND
2023-07-18AG49052ND