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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Southeast Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority

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

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115

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND190ND
2015ND190ND
2016ND190ND
2017ND180ND
2018ND220ND
2019ND180ND

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
2014-01-092956640ND
2014-01-092956644ND
2014-01-092956645ND
2014-04-023002487ND
2014-04-023002496ND
2014-04-023002498ND
2014-04-023002491ND
2014-04-023002497ND
2014-04-023002492ND
2014-04-033002495ND
2014-07-093059510ND
2014-07-093059514ND
2014-07-093059515ND
2014-10-013115640ND
2014-10-013115647ND
2014-10-013115644ND
2014-10-013115645ND
2014-10-013115651ND
2014-10-013115646ND
2015-01-083166735ND
2015-01-083166739ND
2015-01-083166740ND
2015-04-013217014ND
2015-04-013217022ND
2015-04-013217023ND
2015-04-013217026ND
2015-04-013217018ND
2015-04-013217024ND
2015-04-013217019ND
2015-04-013217025ND
2015-07-093276696ND
2015-07-093276700ND
2015-07-093276701ND
2015-10-143341487ND
2015-10-143341491ND
2015-10-143341492ND
2015-10-143341493ND
2015-12-163375350ND
2016-01-073383120ND
2016-01-073383124ND
2016-01-073383125ND
2016-04-133430497ND
2016-04-133430505ND
2016-04-133430508ND
2016-04-133430501ND
2016-04-133430506ND
2016-04-133430502ND
2016-04-133430507ND
2016-07-063486600ND
2016-07-063486604ND
2016-07-063486605ND
2016-07-203499479ND
2016-10-123563757ND
2016-10-123563764ND
2016-10-123563761ND
2016-10-123563762ND
2016-10-123563763ND
2017-01-053618108ND
2017-01-053618112ND
2017-01-053618113ND
2017-04-123673063ND
2017-04-123673071ND
2017-04-123673074ND
2017-04-123673067ND
2017-04-123673072ND
2017-04-123673068ND
2017-04-123673073ND
2017-07-057023231004ND
2017-07-057023231006ND
2017-07-057023231007ND
2017-10-117032743001ND
2017-10-117032743010ND
2017-10-117032743008ND
2017-10-117032743006ND
2017-10-117032743007ND
2018-01-037039672004-VOCND
2018-01-037039672006-VOCND
2018-01-037039672007-VOCND
2018-04-117048141002-VOCND
2018-04-117048141009-VOCND
2018-04-117048141010-VOCND
2018-04-117048141013-VOCND
2018-04-117048141006-VOCND
2018-04-117048141011-VOCND
2018-04-117048141007-VOCND
2018-04-117048141012-VOCND
2018-07-037057283004-VOCND
2018-07-037057283006-VOCND
2018-07-037057283007-VOCND
2018-10-107067605001-VOCND
2018-10-107067579003-VOCND
2018-10-107067575002-VOCND
2018-10-107067575008-VOCND
2018-10-107067579002-VOCND
2018-10-107067575006-VOCND
2018-10-107067575007-VOCND
2018-10-107067579001-VOCND
2019-01-027075376004-VOCND
2019-01-027075376006-VOCND
2019-01-027075376007-VOCND
2019-04-157086076009-VOCND
2019-04-157086076010-VOCND
2019-04-157086076013-VOCND
2019-04-157086076006-VOCND
2019-04-157086076007-VOCND
2019-04-167086076002-VOCND
2019-04-167086076011-VOCND
2019-04-167086076012-VOCND
2019-07-017095923004-VOCND
2019-07-017095923006-VOCND
2019-07-017095923007-VOCND
2019-10-1070108181002-VOCND
2019-10-1070108181008-VOCND
2019-10-1070108181006-VOCND
2019-10-1070108181007-VOCND