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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Hillcrest Water District

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.

 

70

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20141.76 ppb132ND - 22.0 ppb
20153.54 ppb104ND - 21.0 ppb
20162.46 ppb153ND - 24.0 ppb
20174.07 ppb165ND - 21.0 ppb
20183.23 ppb113ND - 23.0 ppb
2019ND50ND

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
2014-02-11BG08458POC22.0 ppb
2014-02-11BG08457POCND
2014-02-11BG08459POCND
2014-02-11BG08460ND
2014-05-07BG41839POC0.840 ppb
2014-05-07BG41840POCND
2014-05-07BG41841POCND
2014-05-07BG41842POCND
2014-08-06BG89225POCND
2014-11-06BH37477ND
2014-11-06BH37476POCSND
2014-11-06BH37474POCSND
2014-11-06BH37475POCSND
2015-02-12BH73135ND
2015-02-12BH73137ND
2015-02-12BH731340.820 ppb
2015-05-13BJ16340ND
2015-05-13BJ16339POCSND
2015-05-13BJ16338POCSND
2015-08-12BJ73766POCS13.0 ppb
2015-08-12BJ73768POCSND
2015-08-12BJ73767POCS21.0 ppb
2015-08-12BJ73765POCS0.550 ppb
2016-02-10BK63950POCSND
2016-02-10BK63949POCSND
2016-02-10BK63948PIOCSND
2016-02-10BK63951POCSND
2016-05-18BN35055POCSND
2016-05-18BN35053POCS12.0 ppb
2016-05-18BN35054POCS24.0 ppb
2016-06-01BN45270POCS0.940 ppb
2016-08-17BN94010POCSND
2016-08-17BN940027POCSND
2016-08-17BN94009POCSND
2016-08-17BN94008POCSND
2016-11-10BV83350POCSND
2016-11-10BV83351POCSND
2016-11-15BV83352POCSND
2017-02-07BX70856POCSND
2017-02-17BX70859POCSND
2017-02-17BX70858POCS20.0 ppb
2017-02-17BX70857POCS11.0 ppb
2017-05-04BY15302POCSND
2017-05-04BY1530013.0 ppb
2017-05-04BY15299POCS0.0730 ppb
2017-05-04BY15301POCS21.0 ppb
2017-08-03BY78076POCSND
2017-08-03BY78077POCSND
2017-08-03BY78078POCSND
2017-08-03BY78075POCSND
2017-11-06BZ33103POCSND
2017-11-06BZ33104POCSND
2017-11-06BZ33105POCSND
2017-11-06BZ33102POCSND
2018-02-15BZ90402POCS23.0 ppb
2018-02-15BZ90400POCS0.520 ppb
2018-02-15BZ90401POCS12.0 ppb
2018-02-15BZ90403POCSND
2018-05-10CA44944POCSND
2018-05-10CA44945POCSND
2018-05-10CA44947POCSND
2018-05-10CA44946POCSND
2018-08-24CB18711POCSND
2018-08-24CB18710POCSND
2018-11-27CC03591POCSND
2019-02-20CC55434POCSND
2019-05-15CD15020POCSND
2019-08-19CD87714POCSND
2019-11-07CE56416POCSND
2019-11-19CE63530POCSND