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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Yadkinville, Town of

1,2-Dichloroethylene, a neurotoxic solvent, exists in two different forms: trans-1,2-dichloroethylene and cis-1,2-dichloroethylene. A mixture of the two forms is used to manufacture other solvents and chemical products.

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 70 ppb

The legal limit for cis-1,2-dichloroethylene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-17C405035-02ND
2014-08-2192214421001VOCND
2014-11-2092226601001VOCND
2015-02-12ND
2015-04-09ND
2015-05-21ND
2015-08-27ND
2015-12-03ND
2016-03-0392288632001VOCND
2016-05-1292297456001VOCND
2016-08-2492310229001VOCND
2016-10-0692315212003VOCND
2016-11-1092319293003VOCND
2017-02-1692330326001VOCND
2017-04-0692336292005VOCND
2017-05-1192340219001VOCND
2017-08-1792351977002VOCND
2017-11-1692363793001VOCND
2018-02-0892372538001VOC ND
2018-04-0592379790004VOC ND
2018-05-3192386687001VOC ND
2018-08-2392396902001VOC ND
2018-11-0892406563001VOC ND
2019-02-1492417751001_1271ND
2019-05-3092431146001_1271ND
2019-08-2292442598001_1271ND
2019-10-1092449202001_1271ND
2019-11-1492453830001_1271ND