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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Lower Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority

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

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2019-01-31AG07699ND
2019-04-09AG14042ND
2020-04-1622003245.00ND
2020-08-1322777332.00ND
2020-10-0823163635.00ND
2021-01-1423693159.00ND
2021-04-2824228326.00ND
2021-08-2625001555.00ND
2021-10-1325384925.00ND
2022-02-1526099758.00ND
2023-02-1528331145.00ND