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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

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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.

 

21

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND60ND
2017ND30ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 60 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 60 ppb for trans-1,2-dichloroethylene was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 100 ppb

The legal limit for trans-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
2014-01-104010862-04ND
2014-01-164011395-02VND
2014-01-164011395-01VND
2015-01-275012085-02ND
2015-01-275012085-01VND
2015-02-165021409-02ND
2016-02-176021638-02VND
2016-02-176021638-01VND
2016-02-186021728-01VND
2016-02-246022183-01VND
2016-02-256022343-01VND
2016-03-036030386-02VND
2017-10-057100650-04ND
2017-10-057100650-03ND
2017-10-057100650-02ND
2019-02-2719B2833-01ND
2019-02-2819B2960-01ND
2019-03-1119C1070-01ND
2019-03-1319C1387-01ND
2019-03-1419C1532-01ND
2019-03-1919C2020-01ND