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Carbon Tetrachloride in drinking water

The EPA limit for Carbon Tetrachloride in drinking water is 5 µg/L. Of the 34,527 water suppliers tested, 438 had it detected.

5 µg/L
EPA limit (MCL)
1.3%
of suppliers detected it
(438/34,527)

What Carbon Tetrachloride is, and why it's regulated

Carbon tetrachloride was used as a solvent and degreaser; it damages the liver and is a probable carcinogen.

What the EPA limit means

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5 µg/L

Maximum Contaminant Level — the enforceable ceiling a supplier must stay under.

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0.0 µg/L

Health goal (MCLG) — the level with no known health effect. It is a goal, not a legal limit, and is often zero for carcinogens.

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Where these measurements come from. Hover the tag for the EPA programme and years.

Where Carbon Tetrachloride was found

The water suppliers reporting the highest levels, worst first. For lead and copper that is the 90th-percentile result the action level is written against; for Six-Year Review data, the 95th percentile of each system's samples.

SupplierCityStateLevel vs EPA limit
Golden Sands Mobile Home Park Rosemead CA
40 µg/L 800%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Jefferson, Town of Jefferson NC
31.42 µg/L 628%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Edwardsport Water Utility Edwardsport IN
29 µg/L 580%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Crescent City Wtp Crescent City FL
27 µg/L 540%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Drumore Mhp — PA
24.4 µg/L 488%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Riverview Mobile Estates — VA
24 µg/L 480%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Erie Erie IL
22 µg/L 440%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Riley`S Mhp Chapel Hill NC
18 µg/L 360%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Town of Hempstead Water Department Hempstead NY
17.497 µg/L 350%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Melody Manor Subdivision Reeds Springs MO
16.7 µg/L 334%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Hardy Road Trailer Park, Section 2 — VA
16 µg/L 320%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Route 66 Homes Cuba MO
15.9 µg/L 318%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Mountain Gate Estates Mhp Globe CA
15.242 µg/L 305%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Saxapahaw Utility Company Saxapahaw NC
14.01 µg/L 280%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Bella Vista Mutual Water Company Weldon CA
14 µg/L 280%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Lone Oaks Mobile Estates Plant City FL
14 µg/L 280%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen Elizabethtown NC
11.3 µg/L 226%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
J;C Mhp Orlando FL
11 µg/L 220%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Bicknell Municipal Utilities Bicknell IN
11 µg/L 220%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
The Trails S/D Chapel Hill NC
10 µg/L 200%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Cullom Cullom IL
9.66 µg/L 193%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Rustic Ridge Mhp Franklinton NC
7.93 µg/L 159%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
San Gabriel Valley Water Co.-El Monte El Monte CA
7.83 µg/L 157%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Ponderosa Csd Springville CA
7.775 µg/L 156%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
Glendale-City, Water Dept. Glendale CA
7.23 µg/L 145%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L

Frequently asked questions about Carbon Tetrachloride

What is Carbon Tetrachloride in drinking water?

Carbon tetrachloride was used as a solvent and degreaser; it damages the liver and is a probable carcinogen.

What is the EPA limit for Carbon Tetrachloride?

The EPA's Maximum Contaminant Level for Carbon Tetrachloride is 5 µg/L, and its health goal (MCLG) is 0.0 µg/L. A result above the limit means the supplier must act; the goal is the level at which no health effects are expected.

How common is Carbon Tetrachloride in US tap water?

Of the 34,527 water suppliers with results on file, 438 detected Carbon Tetrachloride — 1.3% of those tested.