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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Passaic Valley Water Commission

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

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24

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
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-01-08AB45749HZND
2014-04-02AB49199HZND
2014-07-02AB52919HZND
2014-10-01AB56669HZND
2015-01-07AB60361HZND
2015-04-01AB63784HZND
2015-07-01AB67782HZND
2015-10-07AB72163HZND
2016-01-20AB76261HZND
2016-04-06AB79361HZND
2016-07-13AB83826HZND
2016-10-05AB87561HZND
2017-01-04AB91207HZND
2017-04-05AB94883HZND
2017-07-28AB99399HZND
2017-10-04AC02252HZND
2018-01-03AC05714HZND
2018-04-03JC64162-1ND
2018-07-11AC13282HZND
2018-10-03AC17084HZND
2019-01-02AC20580HZND
2019-04-10AC25044HZND
2019-07-03AC28785HZND
2019-10-02AC33219HZND