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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Westwood Shores Municipal Utility District

NOTE: Westwood Shores Municipal Utility District purchases water from Trinity Rural Water Supply Corporation 1 which is required to test for 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Trinity Rural Water Supply Corporation 1.

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
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

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: Westwood Shores Municipal Utility District purchases water from Trinity Rural Water Supply Corporation 1 which is required to test for 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Trinity Rural Water Supply Corporation 1.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-14Q1806541002ND
2019-03-14Q1910847006ND
2020-11-03Q2042584001ND
2021-02-11Q2104195003ND
2022-03-02Q2207194004ND
2023-02-08Q2304961007ND