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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Golden State Water Company (GSWC) - Florence/Graham

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.

 

53

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND120ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND120ND
20180.1000 ppb101ND - 1.000 ppb
20190.198 ppb62ND - 0.670 ppb

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
2014-02-062706-010-1048ND
2014-02-192706-027-1027ND
2014-02-252706-027-1150ND
2014-03-032706-027-1015ND
2014-03-112706-027-1140ND
2014-03-182706-027-1033ND
2014-03-252706-027-1113ND
2014-04-012706-027-1009ND
2014-04-072706-027-1111ND
2014-05-202706-027-1151ND
2014-08-052706-027-0933ND
2014-11-042706-027-1104ND
2015-02-052706-010-1148ND
2015-02-052706-027-1153ND
2015-05-072706-027-0920ND
2015-08-042706-027-1207ND
2015-11-032706-027-0955ND
2016-02-022706-027-1045ND
2016-02-044790-010-1030ND
2016-05-042706-036-0900ND
2016-05-042706-027-0948ND
2016-05-042706-033-1105ND
2016-05-042706-034-1110ND
2016-08-022706-027-1113ND
2016-11-092706-027-1000ND
2017-01-049590-033-1026ND
2017-01-109590-033-1110ND
2017-01-189590-027-0925ND
2017-01-189590-033-1224ND
2017-02-089590-010-1303ND
2017-02-089590-027-1250ND
2017-03-069590-033-0927ND
2017-03-079590-036-1056ND
2017-03-079590-027-1205ND
2017-05-039590-027-1118ND
2017-08-019590-027-1023ND
2017-11-089590-027-1024ND
2018-01-039590-036-1202ND
2018-02-069590-027-0841ND
2018-02-129590-010-0858ND
2018-03-069590-034-11141.000 ppb
2018-03-069590-033-1111ND
2018-03-069590-036-1259ND
2018-03-079590-027-1128ND
2018-05-029590-027-1100ND
2018-08-079590-027-1305ND
2018-11-069590-027-1156ND
2019-02-139590-034-10180.520 ppb
2019-02-139590-033-10180.670 ppb
2019-02-139590-027-1038ND
2019-02-139590-010-1040ND
2019-08-079590-027-1034ND
2019-11-049590-027-1008ND