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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Ambler Boro Water Dept

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.

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152

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND390ND
2015ND180ND
2016ND390ND
2017ND230ND
2018ND170ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-01-291069845001ND
2014-01-291069845002ND
2014-01-291069845003ND
2014-01-291069845004ND
2014-01-291069845005ND
2014-01-291069845006ND
2014-01-291069845007ND
2014-01-291069845008ND
2014-01-291069845009ND
2014-01-291069845010ND
2014-06-112012509001ND
2014-06-112012509002ND
2014-06-112012509003ND
2014-06-112012509004ND
2014-06-112012509006ND
2014-06-112012509007ND
2014-06-252014679001ND
2014-06-252014679002ND
2014-06-252014679003ND
2014-09-172030028001ND
2014-09-172030028002ND
2014-09-172030028003ND
2014-09-172030028004ND
2014-09-172030028005ND
2014-09-172030028006ND
2014-09-172030028007ND
2014-09-172030028008ND
2014-09-172030028009ND
2014-09-172030028010ND
2014-10-292037428001ND
2014-10-292037428002ND
2014-10-292037428003ND
2014-10-292037428004ND
2014-10-292037428005ND
2014-10-292037428006ND
2014-10-292037428007ND
2014-10-292037428008ND
2014-10-292037428009ND
2014-10-292037428010ND
2015-02-2512400302ND
2015-04-0812631278ND
2015-06-2412880555ND
2015-06-2412880576ND
2015-06-2412880597ND
2015-06-2412880618ND
2015-06-2412880639ND
2015-06-2412880660ND
2015-06-2412880681ND
2015-06-2412880702ND
2015-06-2412880723ND
2015-06-2412880744ND
2015-07-2913011021ND
2015-09-3013263524ND
2015-10-1413387753ND
2015-12-0213512961ND
2015-12-3113631971ND
2015-12-3113631992ND
2016-03-2313984569ND
2016-03-2313984548ND
2016-03-2313984527ND
2016-03-3013984590ND
2016-03-3013984611ND
2016-03-3013984632ND
2016-03-3013984653ND
2016-03-3013984674ND
2016-05-1214249383ND
2016-05-1214249404ND
2016-06-2214404038ND
2016-06-2214404059ND
2016-06-2214404080ND
2016-06-2214404101ND
2016-06-2214404122ND
2016-06-2214404143ND
2016-06-2214404164ND
2016-06-2214404185ND
2016-06-2214404206ND
2016-08-1714733660ND
2016-08-1714733681ND
2016-08-1714733702ND
2016-08-1714733723ND
2016-08-1714733744ND
2016-08-1714733765ND
2016-08-1714733786ND
2016-08-1714733807ND
2016-08-1714733828ND
2016-08-1714733849ND
2016-11-3015224674ND
2016-11-3015224695ND
2016-11-3015224716ND
2016-11-3015224737ND
2016-11-3015224758ND
2016-11-3015224779ND
2016-11-3015224800ND
2016-11-3015224821ND
2016-11-3015224842ND
2016-11-3015224863ND
2017-02-0815653678ND
2017-02-0815653699ND
2017-02-0815653720ND
2017-02-0815653741ND
2017-02-0815653762ND
2017-02-0815653783ND
2017-02-0815653804ND
2017-02-0815653825ND
2017-02-0815653867ND
2017-05-2416092646ND
2017-05-2416092667ND
2017-05-2416092688ND
2017-05-2416092709ND
2017-05-2416092730ND
2017-05-2416092751ND
2017-05-2416092772ND
2017-05-2416092793ND
2017-05-2416092814ND
2017-05-2416092835ND
2017-08-3016564001ND
2017-08-3016563980ND
2017-10-1816878463ND
2017-10-1816878442ND
2018-01-172289928001ND
2018-01-172289928002ND
2018-04-188010781-01ND
2018-04-188010781-02ND
2018-07-188075158-01ND
2018-07-188075158-03ND
2018-07-188075158-05ND
2018-07-188075158-07ND
2018-07-188075158-09ND
2018-07-188075158-11ND
2018-07-188075158-13ND
2018-07-188075158-15ND
2018-07-188075158-17ND
2018-08-298025873-01ND
2018-10-312347828001ND
2018-10-312347828003ND
2018-11-283003466001ND
2019-06-273042701001ND
2019-06-273042701003ND
2019-06-273042701005ND
2019-09-113057541001ND
2019-09-113057541003ND
2019-09-113057541005ND
2019-09-113057541007ND
2019-09-113057541009ND
2019-09-113057541011ND
2019-09-113057541013ND
2019-09-113057541015ND
2019-09-113057541017ND
2019-09-113057541019ND
2019-11-203071675001ND
2019-11-203071675003ND
2019-11-203071675005ND