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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.

 

38

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
20142.76 ppb19190.500 ppb - 7.90 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
20170.1000 ppb110.1000 ppb
20182.60 ppb98ND - 5.50 ppb
20191.98 ppb97ND - 4.50 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
2014-02-19LLF098280.700 ppb
2014-02-19LLF098290.700 ppb
2014-03-11LLF115462.20 ppb
2014-03-11LLF115456.90 ppb
2014-05-07LLF172681.20 ppb
2014-05-07LLF172691.10 ppb
2014-06-11LLF222767.90 ppb
2014-06-11LLF222722.30 ppb
2014-06-11LLF222731.80 ppb
2014-06-11LLF222742.00 ppb
2014-06-11LLF222751.90 ppb
2014-08-06LLF312971.50 ppb
2014-09-03LLF361826.20 ppb
2014-11-05LLF455480.500 ppb
2014-12-10LLF491931.70 ppb
2014-12-10LLF491911.90 ppb
2014-12-10LLF491942.70 ppb
2014-12-10LLF491922.50 ppb
2014-12-10LLF491956.70 ppb
2017-11-200.1000 ppb*
2018-02-14LLH657451.10 ppb
2018-03-14LLH708095.50 ppb
2018-05-16LLH809880.600 ppb
2018-06-05LLH840955.00 ppb
2018-08-09LLH980341.40 ppb
2018-08-29LLI022954.30 ppb
2018-08-29LLI02294ND
2018-11-15LLI156870.900 ppb
2018-12-18LLI198674.60 ppb
2019-02-12LLI253650.600 ppb
2019-03-12LLI290063.40 ppb
2019-05-14LLI379060.700 ppb
2019-06-25LLI458764.50 ppb
2019-08-14LLI562900.900 ppb
2019-09-04LLI613014.50 ppb
2019-10-25LLI72733ND
2019-11-20LLI78205ND
2019-12-10LLI825513.20 ppb

* Sample result is taken from the system's CCR report.