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trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

NJ American Water - Raritan

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.

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231

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND400ND
2015ND400ND
2016ND400ND
2017ND400ND
2018ND320ND
2019ND390ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 60 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 60 ppb for trans-1,2-dichloroethylene was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 100 ppb

The legal limit for trans-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
2014-01-0724557301ND
2014-01-0724555401ND
2014-01-0724558001ND
2014-01-0724561001ND
2014-01-0724554301ND
2014-01-0724557501ND
2014-01-0724560401ND
2014-01-0724556501ND
2014-01-0724556201ND
2014-01-0724559001ND
2014-01-0724554101ND
2014-01-0724558601ND
2014-01-0724559701ND
2014-01-0724553301ND
2014-01-0724555001ND
2014-01-0824560201ND
2014-04-0425392001ND
2014-04-0425391101ND
2014-04-0425393301ND
2014-04-0425395501ND
2014-04-0425394501ND
2014-04-0425390901ND
2014-04-0825394101ND
2014-04-2225392501ND
2014-07-0726192101ND
2014-07-0726190701ND
2014-07-0726194601ND
2014-07-0726197701ND
2014-07-0726192901ND
2014-07-0726196201ND
2014-07-0726190401ND
2014-07-0726195701ND
2014-10-0627223901ND
2014-10-0627223001ND
2014-10-0627225301ND
2014-10-0627224401ND
2014-10-0627226501ND
2014-10-0627222801ND
2014-10-0627226101ND
2014-10-2727591501ND
2015-01-0727856701ND
2015-01-0727855801ND
2015-01-0727858201ND
2015-01-0727860401ND
2015-01-0727857101ND
2015-01-0727859001ND
2015-01-0827859401ND
2015-01-0827855601ND
2015-02-2028095001ND
2015-02-2028095501ND
2015-02-2028098301ND
2015-02-2028097701ND
2015-02-2028094101ND
2015-02-2028097101ND
2015-02-2028091401ND
2015-02-2028092401ND
2015-04-0628539001ND
2015-04-0628538201ND
2015-04-0628543001ND
2015-04-0628539401ND
2015-04-0628541501ND
2015-04-0728541901ND
2015-04-0728538001ND
2015-04-1028540701ND
2015-07-1029708001ND
2015-07-1029706801ND
2015-07-1029710101ND
2015-07-1029712301ND
2015-07-1029708601ND
2015-07-1029711101ND
2015-07-1029706501ND
2015-07-1029710601ND
2015-10-0930506301ND
2015-10-0930505601ND
2015-10-0930507301ND
2015-10-0930508601ND
2015-10-0930506601ND
2015-10-0930507901ND
2015-10-0930505401ND
2015-10-0930507501ND
2016-01-0831131401ND
2016-01-0831132401ND
2016-01-0831133701ND
2016-01-0831131201ND
2016-01-2631289201ND
2016-01-2831132101ND
2016-01-2831133101ND
2016-02-1931361401ND
2016-02-1931364601ND
2016-02-1931360401ND
2016-02-1931363401ND
2016-02-1931357601ND
2016-02-1931358601ND
2016-02-2231361901ND
2016-02-2331364001ND
2016-03-0431538901ND
2016-04-0831811901ND
2016-04-0831811201ND
2016-04-0831814201ND
2016-04-0831812201ND
2016-04-0831813101ND
2016-04-1131813501ND
2016-04-1131811001ND
2016-04-1331289001ND
2016-07-0832846501ND
2016-07-0832845501ND
2016-07-0832847801ND
2016-07-0832849501ND
2016-07-0832846801ND
2016-07-0832848101ND
2016-07-1132848601ND
2016-07-1132845301ND
2016-10-0733655701ND
2016-10-0733655001ND
2016-10-0733659601ND
2016-10-0733656501ND
2016-10-0733658501ND
2016-10-1133658301ND
2016-10-1133658901ND
2016-10-1133654801ND
2017-01-1034436301ND
2017-01-1034435201ND
2017-01-1034440401ND
2017-01-1034437701ND
2017-01-1034441001ND
2017-01-1034435001ND
2017-01-1034440601ND
2017-01-1834448701ND
2017-02-2434777001ND
2017-02-2434777501ND
2017-02-2434787001ND
2017-02-2434786001ND
2017-02-2434775601ND
2017-02-2434785401ND
2017-02-2434770001ND
2017-02-2434772201ND
2017-04-0735329601ND
2017-04-0735328801ND
2017-04-0735333601ND
2017-04-0735341301ND
2017-04-0735331401ND
2017-04-0735333801ND
2017-04-1135334401ND
2017-04-1135328601ND
2017-07-0736489901ND
2017-07-0736488901ND
2017-07-0736492101ND
2017-07-0736500201ND
2017-07-0736490801ND
2017-07-1036493101ND
2017-07-1036488701ND
2017-07-2636492401ND
2017-10-0637494101ND
2017-10-0637493301ND
2017-10-0637497401ND
2017-10-0637505401ND
2017-10-0637495401ND
2017-10-0637497601ND
2017-10-0937498201ND
2017-10-0937493101ND
2018-01-1238441401ND
2018-01-1238444701ND
2018-01-1238447201ND
2018-01-1238442701ND
2018-01-1238445201ND
2018-01-1738446301ND
2018-01-1738439601ND
2018-02-0538739301ND
2018-03-0538954201ND
2018-04-0539269501ND
2018-04-0539268901ND
2018-04-0539272901ND
2018-04-0539275201ND
2018-04-0539271001ND
2018-04-0539273301ND
2018-04-1039274301ND
2018-04-1039268701ND
2018-07-0340440701ND
2018-07-0340439801ND
2018-07-0340444401ND
2018-07-0340446001ND
2018-07-0340442201ND
2018-07-0940444901ND
2018-07-0940439601ND
2018-10-0541607201ND
2018-10-0541606601ND
2018-10-0541610201ND
2018-10-0541611601ND
2018-10-0541608401ND
2018-10-1041610601ND
2018-10-1041606401ND
2018-11-0538743301ND
2019-01-0442632301ND
2019-01-0442630701ND
2019-01-0442636001ND
2019-01-0442637601ND
2019-01-0442634301ND
2019-01-0842636401ND
2019-01-0842630401ND
2019-02-1143049401ND
2019-02-1143051701ND
2019-02-1143051501ND
2019-02-1143049101ND
2019-02-1243049301ND
2019-02-1243049201ND
2019-02-1243049701ND
2019-02-1343051601ND
2019-04-0143697401ND
2019-04-0843696901ND
2019-04-0843696801ND
2019-04-0843697601ND
2019-04-0843697201ND
2019-04-0843694201ND
2019-04-0843694101ND
2019-04-2544222301ND
2019-04-3044222401ND
2019-05-1544256301ND
2019-07-0945200601ND
2019-07-0945200501ND
2019-07-0945200901ND
2019-07-0945200701ND
2019-07-0945195501ND
2019-07-0945195401ND
2019-07-2945200801ND
2019-10-0446938201ND
2019-10-0446938101ND
2019-10-0446938401ND
2019-10-0446938501ND
2019-10-0446938301ND
2019-10-0846933601ND
2019-10-0846933501ND