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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

Watertown Waterworks

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane is a synthetic chemical used in metal degreasing and as an intermediate in industrial chemical production.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 1 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 1 ppb for 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-05-05783787ND
2014-05-05783790ND
2014-05-05783793ND
2015-04-20855197ND
2016-05-02918945ND
2016-05-02918947ND
2016-05-02918949ND
2017-05-03986655ND
2017-05-03986659ND
2018-02-121040467ND
2018-04-091049313ND
2018-04-091049315ND
2019-03-201110824ND
2019-03-201110826ND
2019-03-201110828ND