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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Woodward Resource Center

NOTE: Woodward Resource Center purchases water from Xenia Rural Water District (woodward) which is required to test for cis-1,2-dichloroethylene. Sample information shown below was taken by Xenia Rural Water District (woodward).

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.

 

1

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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

NOTE: Woodward Resource Center purchases water from Xenia Rural Water District (woodward) which is required to test for cis-1,2-dichloroethylene. Sample information shown below was taken by Xenia Rural Water District (woodward).

Date Lab ID Result
2019-07-241G92110-01ND