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2,4,5-TP in drinking water

The EPA limit for 2,4,5-TP in drinking water is 50 µg/L. Of the 27,997 water suppliers tested, 37 had it detected.

50 µg/L
EPA limit (MCL)
0.1%
of suppliers detected it
(37/27,997)

What the EPA limit means

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50 µg/L

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

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50 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 2,4,5-TP was found

The water suppliers reporting the highest levels, worst first.

SupplierCityStateLevel vs EPA limit
Farmersville Farmersville IL
6.8 µg/L 14%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Citizens Water - Indianapolis Indianapolis IN
1.21 µg/L 2.4%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Metropolitan Utilities District Omaha NE
1.08 µg/L 2.2%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Webster Municipal Water Works Webster IA
0.6520 µg/L 1.3%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Dauphin Island Water & Sewer Dauphin Island AL
0.4600 µg/L 0.9%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Jordan Valley Wcd West Jordan UT
0.4400 µg/L 0.9%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Waterbury Water Department Wolcott CT
0.4400 µg/L 0.9%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Hill Air Force Base — UT
0.4400 µg/L 0.9%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Seminole Utilities Immokalee Hollywood FL
0.3200 µg/L 0.6%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Seminole Utilities Hollywood Hollywood FL
0.3200 µg/L 0.6%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Seminole - Brighton Reservation Hollywood FL
0.3200 µg/L 0.6%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Frostproof, City of Frostproof FL
0.3200 µg/L 0.6%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Florida Governmental Utility Authority Lehigh Acres FL
0.3200 µg/L 0.6%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Seminole - Big Cypress Hollywood FL
0.3200 µg/L 0.6%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Meshoppen Townhouse Apts Nicholson PA
0.3140 µg/L 0.6%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Mountain Brook Homes Southeast NY
0.2000 µg/L 0.4%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
St. Lucie Mobile Village Indiantown MI
0.2000 µg/L 0.4%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
City of Fort Meade Fort Meade FL
0.2000 µg/L 0.4%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Blackberry Hill Southeast NY
0.2000 µg/L 0.4%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Sunrise Southwest Fort Lauderdale FL
0.1600 µg/L 0.3%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Sunrise Sawgrass Sunrise FL
0.1600 µg/L 0.3%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Lake Worth Beach Utilities Lake Worth Beach FL
0.1600 µg/L 0.3%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Sunrise Springtree Sunrise FL
0.1600 µg/L 0.3%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Choctaw - Tucker Choctaw MS
0.1600 µg/L 0.3%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
City of Pompano Pompano Beach FL
0.1600 µg/L 0.3%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L

Frequently asked questions about 2,4,5-TP

What is 2,4,5-TP in drinking water?

2,4,5-TP is monitored in US public drinking water under EPA rules. Each supplier's result is reported to the EPA and published here with its source and period.

What is the EPA limit for 2,4,5-TP?

The EPA's Maximum Contaminant Level for 2,4,5-TP is 50 µg/L, and its health goal (MCLG) is 50 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 2,4,5-TP in US tap water?

Of the 27,997 water suppliers with results on file, 37 detected 2,4,5-TP — 0.1% of those tested.