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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Cedarpines Park 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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND130ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-06-053761-008-0700ND
2016-01-193761-018-0800ND
2017-02-013761-014-1245ND
2017-02-013761-027-1205ND
2017-02-013761-020-1200ND
2017-02-013761-019-1150ND
2017-02-013761-018-1255ND
2017-02-013761-016-1230ND
2017-02-013761-015-1226ND
2017-02-013761-013-1247ND
2017-02-013761-012-1224ND
2017-02-013761-008-1305ND
2017-07-253761-008-0800ND
2017-10-163761-009-1030ND
2017-10-163761-007-1012ND
2018-03-273761-009-0950ND
2018-03-273761-007-0945ND
2019-03-193761-008-1035ND
2019-09-303761-003-0900ND
2019-09-303761-017-0815ND