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1,1-Dichloroethylene

NJ American Water - Washington/Oxford

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

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79

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
2014ND130ND
2015ND120ND
2016ND130ND
2017ND130ND
2018ND130ND
2019ND150ND

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
2014-01-1524895401ND
2014-01-1624539201ND
2014-02-2424538501ND
2014-04-0925374001ND
2014-04-0925375001ND
2014-04-1625374701ND
2014-05-2325487601ND
2014-07-24201407310192ND
2014-07-25201407310243ND
2014-08-1226170201ND
2014-10-1727209001ND
2014-10-1727210001ND
2014-10-2227209701ND
2015-01-1227842901ND
2015-01-1227840901ND
2015-01-1327842101ND
2015-04-0228524001ND
2015-04-0228522701ND
2015-04-3028523601ND
2015-05-1529025501ND
2015-07-0629700801ND
2015-07-0729702301ND
2015-10-1330490601ND
2015-10-1330489301ND
2015-11-0530490201ND
2016-01-0531129001ND
2016-01-0631129801ND
2016-01-0631127801ND
2016-04-0831798801ND
2016-04-0831797501ND
2016-04-1431798401ND
2016-05-0432058601ND
2016-07-1532829201ND
2016-07-1532830701ND
2016-07-2632830201ND
2016-10-0733643901ND
2016-10-0733645201ND
2016-10-2033644801ND
2017-01-2534422301ND
2017-01-2534421301ND
2017-02-0134422901ND
2017-04-1935313301ND
2017-04-2735314201ND
2017-04-2735314601ND
2017-05-3134547201ND
2017-07-0336465701ND
2017-07-0336467201ND
2017-07-0636466701ND
2017-10-3037952301ND
2017-11-2737483601ND
2017-12-2036856301ND
2018-01-0338421401ND
2018-01-0938421901ND
2018-01-1838420501ND
2018-04-1939256401ND
2018-04-2539257201ND
2018-04-2539257601ND
2018-05-1739523801ND
2018-07-0640424201ND
2018-07-0640425601ND
2018-07-2440425101ND
2018-10-0341597001ND
2018-10-1641595801ND
2018-10-1641596601ND
2019-01-3042616601ND
2019-01-3042617501ND
2019-01-3042618101ND
2019-04-1043680501ND
2019-04-1043680601ND
2019-04-1043680701ND
2019-05-2144232901ND
2019-07-1045177301ND
2019-07-2445177601ND
2019-07-2444754601ND
2019-08-2245177101ND
2019-08-2245177201ND
2019-10-0246922501ND
2019-10-1646922601ND
2019-10-1646922401ND