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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

Burlington Department Public Works Water Div

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
2013ND30ND
2014ND10ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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
2013-05-30722441-9006ND
2013-08-21739410-9592ND
2013-11-19759527-10309ND
2014-02-26772421-10816ND
2018-01-111801-01056-001ND
2019-01-101901-00952-001ND
2020-02-062002-03057-001ND
2021-01-082101-00749-001ND
2021-11-102111-33848-001ND
2022-01-202201-01645-001ND
2023-01-092301-00785-001ND