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cis-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.

 

65

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND40ND
20160.300 ppb42ND - 0.690 ppb
20170.0663 ppb81ND - 0.530 ppb
201818.5 ppb2219ND - 41.7 ppb
201920.0 ppb19190.700 ppb - 47.0 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
2014-02-1214B0165-02ND
2014-05-0614E0153-07ND
2014-08-1214H0225-03ND
2014-08-1214H0266-06ND
2014-08-1214H0266-07ND
2014-08-1214H0266-02ND
2014-08-1214H0266-04ND
2014-11-0314K0027-01ND
2015-02-1815B0352-01VOCND
2015-06-0915F0252-03VOCSND
2015-08-0415H0095-04ND
2015-10-2015J0376-08ND
2016-02-0916B0195-07VOC0.690 ppb
2016-04-1916D0419-040.510 ppb
2016-07-1816G0434-01ND
2016-10-1116J0239-02ND
2017-02-0717B0148-03ND
2017-04-1117D0311-01ND
2017-07-1117G0205-03ND
2017-07-1117G0205-05ND
2017-07-1117G0205-04ND
2017-07-1117G0205-02ND
2017-07-1117G0205-01ND
2017-10-1017J0326-020.530 ppb
2018-01-0918A0154-0811.7 ppb
2018-01-0918A0154-0734.2 ppb
2018-01-0918A0154-0636.8 ppb
2018-01-0918A0154-04_VOC0.700 ppb
2018-04-108043251-0341.0 ppb
2018-04-108043251-0433.0 ppb
2018-04-108043251-0211.0 ppb
2018-04-108043251-01ND
2018-06-2018F0826-01_02ND
2018-08-071808572-003A11.4 ppb
2018-08-071808572-001A1.44 ppb
2018-08-071808572-005A41.7 ppb
2018-08-071808572-007A27.6 ppb
2018-09-111809678-007A23.0 ppb
2018-09-111809678-005A37.0 ppb
2018-09-111809678-003A9.20 ppb
2018-09-111809678-001A1.40 ppb
2018-10-021810165-001A1.79 ppb
2018-10-301810M75-001A10.00 ppb
2018-10-301810M75-005A33.0 ppb
2018-10-301810M75-003A40.2 ppb
2018-11-1918K0523-01_02ND
2019-01-081901484-007A27.0 ppb
2019-01-081901484-005A38.2 ppb
2019-01-081901484-003A11.2 ppb
2019-01-081901484-001A1.24 ppb
2019-04-091904788-007A27.5 ppb
2019-04-091904788-005A47.0 ppb
2019-04-091904788-003A12.3 ppb
2019-04-091904788-001A1.57 ppb
2019-07-161907C22-007A29.7 ppb
2019-07-161907C22-005A39.5 ppb
2019-07-161907C22-003A11.7 ppb
2019-07-161907C22-001A0.700 ppb
2019-10-141910B62-005A22.0 ppb
2019-10-141910B62-001A1.34 ppb
2019-10-141910B62-007A15.3 ppb
2019-10-141910B62-003A11.6 ppb
2019-11-051910N75-005A29.8 ppb
2019-11-051910N75-003A40.6 ppb
2019-11-051910N75-001A12.3 ppb