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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

City of Georgetown

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.

 

45

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND120ND
2014ND30ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND70ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND70ND
2019ND100ND

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
2013-03-14201303150521AMND
2013-03-14201303150523AMND
2013-03-14201303150522AMND
2013-05-21201305220650AMND
2013-05-21201305220648AMND
2013-05-21201305220652AMND
2013-07-30201307310244AMND
2013-07-30201307310205AMND
2013-07-30201307310239AMND
2013-12-04201312050281AMND
2013-12-04201312050287AMND
2013-12-04201312050174AMND
2014-09-25AC68260ND
2014-09-25AC68264ND
2014-09-25AC68258ND
2015-09-15AD07139ND
2015-09-15AD07147ND
2015-09-15AD07149ND
2016-02-09AD22804ND
2016-02-09AD22806ND
2016-02-09AD22802ND
2016-04-21AD33769ND
2016-09-09AD48628ND
2016-09-09AD48634ND
2016-09-09AD48630ND
2017-07-06AD88508ND
2017-07-06AD88510ND
2017-07-06AD88506ND
2018-07-02AE32241ND
2018-07-02AE32247ND
2018-07-02AE32243ND
2018-08-21AE37943ND
2018-08-21AE37911ND
2018-10-15AE43492ND
2018-10-15AE43468ND
2019-01-25AE51437ND
2019-01-25AE51433ND
2019-01-25AE51435ND
2019-01-25AE51439ND
2019-01-25AE51431ND
2019-04-08AE61446ND
2019-04-08AE61390ND
2019-07-05AE73306ND
2019-07-05AE73302ND
2019-07-05AE73304ND