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1,2,3-Trichloropropane

City of Port Angeles

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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND30ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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
2014-10-06WA97-SE1-14-19960-45314ND
2015-03-04WA97-SE2-15-04135-9374ND
2015-06-23WA97-SE3-15-12719-28715ND
2015-09-30WA97-SE4-15-21121-47052ND
2018-01-31ND
2018-04-11ND
2019-05-16ND