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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Chester Water Authority

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

 

20

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
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-01-141402243ND
2014-04-0914042012-001ND
2014-07-0914071080-001ND
2014-09-301438033ND
2015-01-0912284627ND
2015-04-0612630645ND
2015-07-0813010230ND
2015-10-0713386896ND
2016-01-0713750378ND
2016-04-0714100340ND
2016-07-0714567339ND
2016-10-0715073206ND
2017-01-1015514888ND
2017-04-1115934401ND
2017-07-0716410445ND
2017-10-1116877392ND
2018-01-092287664001ND
2018-05-158012319-01ND
2018-07-128020049-01ND
2019-07-103044796001ND