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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

South Burlington City Water System

NOTE: South Burlington City Water System purchases water from Champlain Water District which is required to test for 1,2,3-trichloropropane. Sample information shown below was taken by Champlain Water District.

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND10ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
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

NOTE: South Burlington City Water System purchases water from Champlain Water District which is required to test for 1,2,3-trichloropropane. Sample information shown below was taken by Champlain Water District.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-233857475ND
2019-01-154174328ND
2020-01-092001-00884-001ND
2021-02-012102-02712-001ND
2022-03-0922-OA-00002-001ND
2023-01-122301-01365-001ND