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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Garfield Water Department

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.

 

83

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
20146.94 ppb1613ND - 11.4 ppb
20153.81 ppb157ND - 10.6 ppb
20164.84 ppb1811ND - 12.1 ppb
20170.603 ppb96ND - 1.50 ppb
20180.545 ppb135ND - 1.80 ppb
20191.26 ppb128ND - 5.47 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
2014-01-21AB46229HZ11.0 ppb
2014-01-21AB46230HZND
2014-02-20AB47523HZ9.25 ppb
2014-03-19AB48621HZ11.4 ppb
2014-04-15AB49727HZ9.10 ppb
2014-04-15AB49728HZND
2014-05-13AB50732HZ9.52 ppb
2014-06-10AB51911HZ9.02 ppb
2014-07-15AB53423HZ8.44 ppb
2014-07-15AB53424HZ0.730 ppb
2014-08-19L5210780-29.15 ppb
2014-09-15L5250967-18.23 ppb
2014-10-21AB57426HZ8.82 ppb
2014-10-21AB57427HZND
2014-11-12AB58282HZ8.13 ppb
2014-12-09AB59404HZ8.25 ppb
2015-01-21AB60972HZND
2015-01-21AB60971HZ9.56 ppb
2015-02-24AB62244HZ9.42 ppb
2015-03-17AB63206HZ9.96 ppb
2015-04-21AB64574HZ0.560 ppb
2015-04-21AB64573HZ9.29 ppb
2015-06-09AB66698HZND
2015-06-23AB67401HZND
2015-08-06AB69499HZND
2015-08-06AB69500HZND
2015-08-06AB69498HZ10.6 ppb
2015-09-22AB71495HZND
2015-10-20AB72632HZ7.82 ppb
2015-10-20AB72633HZND
2015-10-20AB72634HZND
2016-01-12AB75855HZ9.86 ppb
2016-01-12AB75856HZND
2016-01-12AB75854HZ1.01 ppb
2016-01-26AB76459HZ1.04 ppb
2016-02-16AB77202HZ0.830 ppb
2016-04-12AB79639HZ10.1 ppb
2016-04-12AB79640HZND
2016-04-12AB79638HZND
2016-07-12AB83719HZ12.1 ppb
2016-07-12AB83718HZND
2016-07-12AB83720HZND
2016-08-18AB85462HZ8.20 ppb
2016-09-13AB86447HZ11.9 ppb
2016-10-11AB87765HZND
2016-10-11AB87764HZ11.9 ppb
2016-10-11AB87763HZND
2016-11-22AB89699HZ10.5 ppb
2016-12-13AB90445HZ9.75 ppb
2017-01-10AB91459HZND
2017-01-10AB91460HZND
2017-04-11AB95109HZ0.500 ppb
2017-04-11AB95110HZND
2017-07-11AB98675HZ0.970 ppb
2017-07-11AB98674HZ0.600 ppb
2017-10-10AC02410HZ0.570 ppb
2017-10-10AC02407HZ1.29 ppb
2017-12-12AC04918HZ1.50 ppb
2018-01-09AC05949HZND
2018-01-09AC05950HZ1.67 ppb
2018-04-10JC64163-20.810 ppb
2018-04-10JC64163-11.80 ppb
2018-05-09AC10706HZ1.71 ppb
2018-07-17AC13548HZND
2018-07-17AC13545HZND
2018-08-03AC14315HZND
2018-09-18AC16305HZND
2018-10-04AC17147HZ1.10 ppb
2018-10-04AC17143HZND
2018-11-09AC18616HZND
2018-12-11AC19842HZND
2019-01-08AC20865HZND
2019-01-08AC20869HZ0.940 ppb
2019-02-11AC22466HZND
2019-04-02AC24607HZ0.540 ppb
2019-04-02AC24608HZND
2019-04-02AC24609HZ1.66 ppb
2019-07-12AC29239HZ0.580 ppb
2019-07-12AC29243HZ1.30 ppb
2019-07-12AC29242HZ2.60 ppb
2019-10-02AC33249HZND
2019-10-02AC33253HZ2.07 ppb
2019-10-02AC33251HZ5.47 ppb