VOCs & pesticides · 2021
Trichloroethylene in Cal/am Water Company - Baldwin Hills — Rosemead, Ca, CA tap water
Cal/am Water Company - Baldwin Hills — Rosemead, Ca, CA's 2021 Trichloroethylene measurement is below the federal limit of 5 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range Baldwin Hills 66% Wells | 3.5 ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Maximum MWDSC 34% Weymouth WTP | Not detected ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Range MWDSC 34% Weymouth WTP | Not detected ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Maximum Baldwin Hills 66% Wells | 3.5 ug/L | 5 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Cal/am Water Company - Baldwin Hills — Rosemead, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Trichloroethylene
An industrial solvent (TCE) used in metal degreasing.
A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver.
How Cal/am Water Company - Baldwin Hills — Rosemead, Ca, CA compares
4 of the 117 systems measuring Trichloroethylene on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Trichloroethylene:
People also ask
+Is there Trichloroethylene in Cal/am Water Company - Baldwin Hills — Rosemead, Ca, CA tap water?
Yes — Cal/am Water Company - Baldwin Hills — Rosemead, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Trichloroethylene at 3.5 ug/L. Cal/am Water Company - Baldwin Hills — Rosemead, Ca, CA's 2021 Trichloroethylene measurement is below the federal limit of 5 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Trichloroethylene in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Trichloroethylene is 5 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Trichloroethylene?
An industrial solvent (TCE) used in metal degreasing. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure above the federal limit can damage the liver.
+Which other U.S. cities have Trichloroethylene over the federal limit?
4 of the 117 systems on The Water Map measuring Trichloroethylene report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA, California Domestic Water Company — Whittier, Ca, CA, La Verne, City Wd — La Verne, Ca, CA.
+Where does this Trichloroethylene measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Trichloroethylene entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cal/am Water Company - Baldwin Hills — Rosemead, Ca, CA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ca/cal-am-water-company-baldwin-hills-rosemead-ca/2021/source.