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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Tobyhanna Army Depot

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

 

13

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND40ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND20ND

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
2020-01-2821523019.00ND
2020-05-0522238802.00ND
2020-07-1322630157.00ND
2020-10-0623204746.00ND
2021-01-0523734229.00ND
2021-09-2125242573.00ND
2021-12-1725785785.00ND
2022-02-2226309858.00ND
2022-07-1927060928.00ND
2022-09-2027465080.00ND
2022-11-0827844679.00ND
2023-03-2128544466.00ND
2023-04-2528726029.00ND