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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Averydale Mutual Water Company

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-08-193761-006-1320ND
2014-08-193761-003-1346ND
2014-09-093761-001-0918ND
2015-02-173761-004-1414ND
2015-10-133761-001-1515ND
2015-10-133761-003-1442ND
2015-10-133761-006-1532ND
2016-02-163761-004-1412ND
2016-08-163761-001-1425ND
2016-08-163761-006-1421ND
2016-08-163761-003-1345ND
2017-02-213761-004-1343ND
2017-08-223761-003-1347ND
2017-08-223761-006-1437ND
2017-08-223761-001-1429ND
2018-02-063761-004-1330ND
2018-02-203761-004-1400ND
2018-08-213761-003-1241ND
2018-08-213761-006-1324ND
2018-08-213761-001-1318ND
2019-02-193761-004-1302ND
2019-08-203761-003-1400ND
2019-08-203761-006-1426ND
2019-08-203761-001-1422ND