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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.

 

45

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20141.95 ppb84ND - 5.30 ppb
20151.67 ppb168ND - 6.40 ppb
20161.80 ppb63ND - 6.10 ppb
20173.14 ppb550.300 ppb - 7.10 ppb
20180.313 ppb42ND - 0.630 ppb
20190.250 ppb64ND - 0.590 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
2014-08-0614H0397-023.60 ppb
2014-08-0614H0397-015.20 ppb
2014-08-0614H0407-01ND
2014-08-0614H0397-03ND
2014-11-0514K0190-015.30 ppb
2014-11-0514K0190-021.50 ppb
2014-11-0514K0190-03ND
2014-11-0514K0191-01ND
2015-01-2915A1181-015.10 ppb
2015-01-2915A1181-021.30 ppb
2015-01-2915A1181-03ND
2015-01-2915A1183-01ND
2015-04-2215D1531-015.40 ppb
2015-04-2215D1533-01ND
2015-04-2215D1531-03ND
2015-04-2215D1531-020.990 ppb
2015-09-0215I0187-01ND
2015-09-0215I0192-015.60 ppb
2015-09-0215I0192-020.760 ppb
2015-09-0215I0192-03ND
2015-11-0615K0495-036.40 ppb
2015-11-0615K0495-021.10 ppb
2015-11-0615K0492-01ND
2015-11-0615K0495-01ND
2016-02-0216B0167-011.50 ppb
2016-02-0216B0168-016.10 ppb
2016-02-0216B0168-023.20 ppb
2016-04-123429304ND
2016-08-2516H2587-01ND
2016-12-1416L0585-01ND
2017-04-2417D1455-010.300 ppb
2017-08-0817H0592-012.50 ppb
2017-11-1517K0663-010.800 ppb
2017-11-1517K0662-025.00 ppb
2017-11-1517K0662-017.10 ppb
2018-02-2718B1222-01ND
2018-04-2618D1558-01ND
2018-11-1318K0569-010.630 ppb
2018-12-1818L0646-010.620 ppb
2019-01-2919A0922-010.280 ppb
2019-02-1919B0810-01ND
2019-03-2219C0967-010.240 ppb
2019-05-1019E0822-01ND
2019-10-0119J0043-010.590 ppb
2019-11-0519K0180-010.390 ppb