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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Lafayette Utilities Water System

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.

 

82

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND20ND
2015ND300ND
2016ND120ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND200ND
2019ND140ND

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
2014-11-03AD99281ND
2014-11-03AD99281ND
2015-02-2335176705001ND
2015-02-2335176705001ND
2015-06-0835192506001ND
2015-06-0835192506001ND
2015-07-2735199527004ND
2015-07-2735199527001ND
2015-07-2735199527002ND
2015-07-2735199527003ND
2015-07-2735199527004ND
2015-07-2735199527005ND
2015-07-2735199527003ND
2015-07-2735199527002ND
2015-07-2735199527001ND
2015-07-2735199527005ND
2015-08-1735203222004ND
2015-08-1735203222003ND
2015-08-1735203222002ND
2015-08-1735203222001ND
2015-08-1735203222005ND
2015-08-1735203222005ND
2015-08-1735203222004ND
2015-08-1735203222003ND
2015-08-1735203222002ND
2015-08-1735203222001ND
2015-11-3035218949005ND
2015-11-3035218949003ND
2015-11-3035218949003ND
2015-11-3035218949004ND
2015-11-3035218949005ND
2015-11-3035218949004ND
2016-03-1435234164005ND
2016-03-1435234164005ND
2016-03-2135235879005ND
2016-03-2135235879005ND
2016-08-1535260131003ND
2016-08-1535260131001ND
2016-08-1535260131002ND
2016-08-1535260131001ND
2016-08-1535260131002ND
2016-08-1535260131003ND
2016-08-1535260131004ND
2016-08-1535260131004ND
2017-09-2535338379001ND
2017-09-2535338379001ND
2017-11-2735350946001ND
2017-11-2735350946001ND
2018-03-0535378308003ND
2018-03-0535378308002ND
2018-03-0535378308004ND
2018-03-0535378308005ND
2018-03-0535378308004ND
2018-03-0535378308005ND
2018-03-0535378308001ND
2018-03-0535378308003ND
2018-03-0535378308002ND
2018-03-0535378308001ND
2018-04-3035389627001ND
2018-04-3035389627001ND
2018-05-1435392629001ND
2018-05-1435392629001ND
2018-06-1935399735001ND
2018-06-1935399735002ND
2018-06-1935399735003ND
2018-06-1935399735001ND
2018-06-1935399735002ND
2018-06-1935399735003ND
2019-01-1435442609002ND
2019-01-1435442609001ND
2019-01-1435442609001ND
2019-01-1435442609002ND
2019-08-1235490056001ND
2019-08-1235490056005ND
2019-08-1235490056004ND
2019-08-1235490056003ND
2019-08-1235490056002ND
2019-08-1235490056001ND
2019-08-1235490056005ND
2019-08-1235490056004ND
2019-08-1235490056003ND
2019-08-1235490056002ND