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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Plumstead Township Summer Hill Mead

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

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-04-138009708-01ND
2019-06-279021152-01ND
2019-08-169027726-01ND
2019-10-119034969-01ND
2020-01-1721491346.00ND
2020-02-2421655460.00ND
2021-05-2124626304.00ND
2021-05-2124425568.00ND
2021-07-1624816629.00ND
2021-10-1325392670.00ND
2022-01-1425930591.00ND
2022-01-1425930570.00ND
2022-04-0826451660.00ND
2023-01-1328161039.00ND
2023-01-1328161060.00ND
2023-04-2728689291.00ND