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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority

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.

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-01-084010151-01ND
2014-05-014050039-01ND
2014-07-104070373-01ND
2014-10-094100377-01ND
2015-01-232051449001ND
2015-05-182071509001ND
2015-07-082081641001ND
2015-10-282104484001ND
2016-01-052116961001ND
2016-02-252126760001ND
2016-04-042133843001ND
2016-08-042165555001ND
2016-10-062180646001ND
2017-02-027020096-01ND
2017-05-017050040-01ND
2017-07-057070051-01ND
2017-10-047100138-01ND
2018-01-128010321-01ND
2018-04-038040086-01ND
2018-07-068070220-02ND
2018-07-108070364-01ND
2018-10-058100276-01ND
2019-07-109070491-01ND