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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Willingboro MUA

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

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28

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
2014ND30ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND60ND
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
2014-02-04L4860687-10ND
2014-03-04L4860709-1ND
2014-03-04L4860709-2ND
2015-03-04L5367913-1ND
2015-03-04L5367913-2ND
2015-04-06L5490273-1ND
2015-07-06L5697933-1ND
2016-01-20L4354069-1ND
2016-03-22L5969178-2ND
2016-04-11L6179330-1ND
2017-01-24L6599766-1ND
2017-01-25L6599786-2ND
2017-05-31L6509818-2ND
2017-08-08370809052ND
2017-11-02371102132ND
2017-11-14371115125ND
2018-01-22380124097ND
2018-01-22380124098ND
2018-01-23380124096ND
2018-04-09380411136ND
2018-07-09380711708ND
2018-10-10381010715ND
2019-02-13390214739ND
2019-02-13390214738ND
2019-02-26390227720ND
2019-05-15390515731ND
2019-08-14390814730ND
2019-11-06391106827ND