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Millsboro Water Department Utilities - Lincoln, DE

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Chloroethane

Chloroethane is a volatile solvent used in the manufacture of dyes, drugs, perfumes, insecticides and gasoline additives; it is also used as a refrigerant and anesthetic, and may form in tap water as a result of chlorination.
 
This Drinking Water System
Test Days Exceeding Health GuidelinesDefinition of what this is
0 days
Test Days Exceeding Legal LimitsNumber of days in which the samples taken in that day exceed the Maximum Contaminant Level (Depending on the contaminant and its MCL, that may or may not trigger an MCL violation. Some MCLs are based on averages spanning several months to a year)
0 days
Test DaysNumber of days in which this chemical has reported results in the data we received from the State
93 days
Tests ConductedNumber of individual tests done for this contaminant
623 tests

Testing Summary

ContaminantAverage/
Maximum
Result		Health Limit
Exceeded		Legal Limit
Exceeded

Testing History

-Tested      -Detected      -Over Health Guidelines      -Over Legal Limit*
ChloroethaneChloroethane is a volatile solvent used in the manufacture of dyes, drugs, perfumes, insecticides and gasoline additives; it is also used as a refrigerant and anesthetic, and may form in tap water as a result of chlorination.<0.01 ppb
0.08 ppb		NoLegal at any levelThis is the Federal Limit. State Limits may be lower.
NOTE: Each dot in the above graph represents one month.
* Water utilities are noted as exceeding the legal limit if any test is above the maximum contaminant level (MCL). Most MCLs are based on annual averages so exceeding the MCL for one test does not necessarily indicate that the system is out of compliance.

Health Based and Legal Limits for Chloroethane

Health Based Limits for Chloroethane

There are no health based standards that EWG is using for this chemical

Testing Results

Testing DateAverage
Result		Samples taken that dayNumber of Non-DetectsRange of Results
2007-12-260 ppb880 ppb
2007-12-180 ppb880 ppb
2007-12-130 ppb110 ppb
2007-12-110 ppb880 ppb
2007-12-040 ppb880 ppb
2007-11-270 ppb880 ppb
2007-11-190 ppb990 ppb
2007-11-130 ppb880 ppb
2007-11-060 ppb880 ppb
2007-10-300 ppb770 ppb
2007-10-230 ppb990 ppb
2007-10-220 ppb110 ppb
2007-10-160 ppb990 ppb
2007-10-090 ppb990 ppb
2007-10-020 ppb990 ppb
2007-09-250 ppb880 ppb
2007-09-180 ppb880 ppb
2007-09-110 ppb880 ppb
2007-09-040 ppb990 ppb
2007-08-280 ppb880 ppb
2007-08-210 ppb880 ppb
2007-08-140 ppb990 ppb
2007-08-070 ppb880 ppb
2007-07-310 ppb880 ppb
2007-07-240 ppb880 ppb
2007-07-170 ppb880 ppb
2007-07-100 ppb880 ppb
2007-07-050 ppb110 ppb
2007-07-020 ppb880 ppb
2007-06-260 ppb880 ppb
2007-06-190 ppb10100 ppb
2007-06-120 ppb990 ppb
2007-06-050 ppb880 ppb
2007-05-300 ppb770 ppb
2007-05-220 ppb880 ppb
2007-05-150 ppb880 ppb
2007-05-080 ppb990 ppb
2007-05-010 ppb880 ppb
2007-04-240 ppb880 ppb
2007-04-180 ppb110 ppb
2007-04-170 ppb880 ppb
2007-04-100 ppb880 ppb
2007-04-030 ppb880 ppb
2007-03-270 ppb880 ppb
2007-03-200 ppb880 ppb
2007-03-150 ppb110 ppb
2007-03-130 ppb880 ppb
2007-03-060 ppb880 ppb
2007-02-270 ppb880 ppb
2007-02-200 ppb880 ppb
2007-02-130 ppb880 ppb
2007-02-070 ppb110 ppb
2007-02-060 ppb880 ppb
2007-01-300 ppb880 ppb
2007-01-230 ppb880 ppb
2007-01-160 ppb990 ppb
2007-01-090 ppb880 ppb
2007-01-020 ppb880 ppb
2006-01-310 ppb660 ppb
2006-01-300 ppb550 ppb
2006-01-290 ppb550 ppb
2006-01-280 ppb660 ppb
2006-01-270 ppb14140 ppb
2006-01-260 ppb660 ppb
2006-01-250.08 ppb540 to 0.4 ppb
2006-01-240 ppb880 ppb
2006-01-230 ppb550 ppb
2006-01-220 ppb550 ppb
2006-01-210 ppb880 ppb
2006-01-200 ppb11110 ppb
2006-01-190 ppb880 ppb
2006-01-180 ppb660 ppb
2006-01-170 ppb550 ppb
2006-01-150 ppb660 ppb
2006-01-140 ppb440 ppb
2006-01-130 ppb660 ppb
2006-01-120 ppb770 ppb
2006-01-110 ppb550 ppb
2006-01-100 ppb330 ppb
2006-01-080 ppb550 ppb
2006-01-070 ppb770 ppb
2006-01-060 ppb770 ppb
2006-01-050 ppb13130 ppb
2006-01-040 ppb110 ppb
2006-01-030 ppb660 ppb
2006-01-020 ppb330 ppb
2006-01-010 ppb550 ppb
2005-01-280 ppb110 ppb
2005-01-270 ppb110 ppb
2005-01-210 ppb110 ppb
2005-01-140 ppb440 ppb
2005-01-080 ppb220 ppb
2004-01-180 ppb110 ppb