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trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Bethel, Town of

NOTE: Bethel, Town of purchases water from Greenville Utilities Comm. which is required to test for trans-1,2-dichloroethylene. Sample information shown below was taken by Greenville Utilities Comm..

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.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 60 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 60 ppb for trans-1,2-dichloroethylene was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 100 ppb

The legal limit for trans-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

NOTE: Bethel, Town of purchases water from Greenville Utilities Comm. which is required to test for trans-1,2-dichloroethylene. Sample information shown below was taken by Greenville Utilities Comm..

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-2337729_18-35469ND
2018-08-2337729_18-35471ND
2018-08-2337729_18-35472ND
2018-08-2337729_18-35473ND
2018-08-2337729_18-35467ND
2019-08-2237729_19-36231ND
2019-08-2237729_19-36232ND
2019-08-2237729_19-36233ND
2019-08-2237729_19-36234ND
2020-08-2037729_20-36223ND
2020-08-2037729_20-36222ND
2020-08-2037729_20-36221ND
2020-08-2037729_20-36145ND
2021-08-2337729_21-36217ND
2021-08-2337729_21-36218ND
2021-08-2337729_21-36219ND
2021-08-2337729_21-36220ND
2022-08-2337729_22-40410ND
2022-08-2337729_22-40411ND
2022-08-2337729_22-40412ND
2022-08-2337729_22-40413ND
2023-05-2537729_23-26781ND
2023-05-2537729_23-26782ND
2023-05-2537729_23-26783ND
2023-05-2537729_23-26784ND