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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

City of Olympia

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND160ND
2014ND30ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND20ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2013-02-14WA97-SE1-13-0262ND
2013-05-20WA97-SE1-13-0868ND
2013-05-20WA97-SE1-13-0868ND
2013-05-20WA97-SE1-13-0868ND
2013-05-20WA97-SE2-13-0868ND
2013-05-20WA97-SE1-13-0868ND
2013-05-20WA97-SE1-13-0868ND
2013-05-20WA97-SE1-13-0868ND
2013-08-05WA97-SE3-13-1409ND
2013-11-13WA97-SE2-13-2166ND
2013-11-13WA97-SE2-13-2166ND
2013-11-13WA97-SE2-13-2166ND
2013-11-13WA97-SE4-13-2166ND
2013-11-13WA97-SE2-13-2166ND
2013-11-13WA97-SE2-13-2166ND
2013-11-13WA97-SE2-13-2166ND
2014-07-1631109ND
2014-07-1631108ND
2014-07-1631110ND
2015-05-0516410ND
2015-08-1939084ND
2015-08-1939086ND
2016-07-20ND
2016-10-04ND