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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Trumbauersville Municipal Waterworks

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

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND70ND

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
2018-12-233007776001ND
2019-03-313025257001ND
2019-06-303043361001ND
2019-09-183059109001ND
2019-12-313078526002ND
2020-03-3121832492.00ND
2020-12-2923522847.00ND
2021-09-3025204798.00ND
2021-09-3025204821.00ND
2022-12-2927984493.00ND
2023-05-1829093112.00ND
2023-05-2629093114.00ND
2023-05-2629093113.00ND
2023-08-1729481184.00ND
2023-08-2329481185.00ND
2023-10-2529872576.00ND
2023-11-1030057805.00ND