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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.

 

41

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND110ND
2015ND60ND
2016ND70ND
2017ND110ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-02-21201402260433ND
2014-02-24201402260728ND
2014-02-24201402260912ND
2014-02-24201402260878ND
2014-02-25201402280114ND
2014-02-25201402280305ND
2014-03-19201403210381ND
2014-03-19201403210383ND
2014-03-19201403210385ND
2014-03-24201403260368ND
2014-03-27201403290120ND
2015-01-26201501280741ND
2015-01-26201501280753ND
2015-01-26201501280752ND
2015-01-26201501280565ND
2015-06-16201506180519ND
2015-09-08201509100855ND
2016-02-23ND
2016-02-26ND
2016-02-26ND
2016-02-26ND
2016-09-12ND
2016-11-30ND
2016-11-30ND
2017-01-31ND
2017-01-31ND
2017-01-31ND
2017-02-24ND
2017-02-24ND
2017-02-27ND
2017-02-27ND
2017-02-27ND
2017-05-19ND
2017-05-19ND
2017-09-21ND
2018-01-30201801030999ND
2018-01-31201801030998ND
2018-01-31201801031000ND
2018-05-17201805180453ND
2019-02-04201902050178ND
2019-03-07201903120187ND