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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Bogue Banks Water Corporation

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.

 

53

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND150ND
2018ND120ND
2019ND120ND

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
2014-01-138460-011314-WH1VND
2014-05-068460-050614-W10VND
2014-05-068460-050614-E03VND
2014-05-068460-050614-E07VND
2014-07-168460-071614-WH6VND
2014-07-168460-071614-WROVND
2015-04-14ND
2015-04-14ND
2015-10-14ND
2016-04-218460-042116-E03VND
2016-04-218460-042116-E07VND
2016-07-208460-072016-WH2VND
2016-10-128460-101216-WROVND
2016-11-098460-110916-WH2VND
2017-01-188460-011817-WH1VND
2017-02-228460-022217-WH2VND
2017-04-258460-042517-WROVND
2017-04-258460-042517-E03VND
2017-04-258460-042517-E07VND
2017-04-258460-042517-W10VND
2017-04-258460-042517-WH1VND
2017-04-258460-042517-WH2VND
2017-04-258460-042517-WH6VND
2017-07-108460-071017-WH1VND
2017-07-108460-071017-WH2VND
2017-09-158460-091517-WROVND
2017-10-258460-102517-WH1VND
2017-10-258460-102517-WH2VND
2017-11-278460-112717-WROVND
2018-02-218460-022118-WROVND
2018-02-218460-022118-WH2VND
2018-02-218460-022118-WH1VND
2018-05-078460-050718-WROVND
2018-05-078460-050718-WH2VND
2018-05-078460-050718-WH1VND
2018-08-068460-080618-WH1VND
2018-08-068460-080618-WH2VND
2018-08-068460-080618-WROVND
2018-11-058460-110518-WH1VND
2018-11-058460-110518-WH2VND
2018-11-058460-110518-WROVND
2019-03-118460-031119-WH1VND
2019-03-118460-031119-WH2VND
2019-03-118460-031119-WROVND
2019-05-068460-050619-WH1VND
2019-05-068460-050619-WH2VND
2019-05-068460-050619-WROVND
2019-08-058460-080519-WH2VND
2019-08-058460-080519-WROVND
2019-08-058460-080519-WH1VND
2019-11-048460-110419-WROVND
2019-11-048460-110419-WH2VND
2019-11-048460-110419-WH1VND