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1,1-Dichloroethylene

NJ American Water - Western

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

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84

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
2014ND230ND
2015ND120ND
20160.136 ppb111ND - 1.50 ppb
2017ND230ND
2018ND90ND
2019ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-01-0824568901ND
2014-01-1024572101ND
2014-01-1024568501ND
2014-04-0425401901ND
2014-04-0425405401ND
2014-05-0925402501ND
2014-06-1225801901ND
2014-06-1225399301ND
2014-06-1225400301ND
2014-06-1225400501ND
2014-06-1225403201ND
2014-06-1325795901ND
2014-07-1126204001ND
2014-07-22201407310131ND
2014-07-2925402701ND
2014-07-2925403401ND
2014-07-2925801501ND
2014-08-0826701601ND
2014-08-0826700601ND
2014-09-0526862701ND
2014-10-0327234801ND
2014-10-0327232601ND
2014-10-1027232701ND
2015-01-0927865201ND
2015-01-2927865701ND
2015-04-0228547801ND
2015-04-0228548101ND
2015-06-0329613601ND
2015-06-0929359201ND
2015-07-1029728901ND
2015-07-1029731701ND
2015-07-2729729401ND
2015-10-0230511201ND
2015-10-0230514101ND
2015-10-0930511801ND
2016-01-0831139601ND
2016-01-1931135501ND
2016-01-2031137401ND
2016-04-0131818301ND
2016-04-0131821101ND
2016-07-0832851501ND
2016-07-0832853101ND
2016-08-0833098201ND
2016-10-0733558001ND
2016-10-1733557501ND
2016-12-22335600011.50 ppb
2017-01-0534460101ND
2017-01-0634461801ND
2017-01-0634462501ND
2017-04-1335356101ND
2017-04-1335354501ND
2017-04-1335355301ND
2017-04-1335355101ND
2017-06-2335986501ND
2017-06-2635349301ND
2017-07-0335352801ND
2017-07-0335991201ND
2017-07-0335991401ND
2017-07-0335990301ND
2017-07-1736533701ND
2017-07-1736803301ND
2017-07-1736533501ND
2017-07-2136533301ND
2017-07-2136532901ND
2017-07-2535353001ND
2017-08-3037194201ND
2017-08-3037194801ND
2017-10-1337519501ND
2017-10-2037520101ND
2018-01-3038457801ND
2018-03-0238460101ND
2018-03-1239249001ND
2018-04-1738070101ND
2018-04-3039285601ND
2018-07-0640460801ND
2018-07-0640458701ND
2018-10-1241622001ND
2018-10-1941624001ND
2019-01-0742646601ND
2019-01-3042649801ND
2019-04-1243709301ND
2019-07-0345209201ND
2019-10-2846945101ND
2019-12-0547756801ND