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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Queens Harbor/pier Point

1,1-Dichloroethylene is used for plastics production. It damages DNA and causes cancer in laboratory animal studies.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 7 ppb

The legal limit for 1,1-dichloroethylene, established in 1987, was based on a toxicity study conducted in laboratory animals in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-10-097149-100918-V01VND
2019-04-167149-041619-V01VND
2019-10-087149-100819-V01VND
2020-10-277149-102720-V01VND
2021-10-197149-101921-V01VND
2022-01-127149-011222-V02VND
2022-04-277149-042722-V02VND
2022-07-127149-071222-V02VND
2022-10-117149-101122-V01VND
2022-10-117149-101122-V02VND
2023-01-10752-1051-1_AND
2023-08-28752-11002-1ND
2023-10-04752-12302-1ND