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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Pawc Pocono District

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

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND90ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND90ND

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
2018-02-1438535301ND
2018-02-1438535401ND
2018-02-2238936801ND
2019-02-1142849401ND
2019-02-1142849501ND
2019-02-1142849301ND
2020-02-1821688475.00ND
2020-02-1821688538.00ND
2020-02-1821688454.00ND
2020-02-1821688601.00ND
2020-02-1821688559.00ND
2020-02-1821688517.00ND
2020-02-1821688496.00ND
2020-02-1821688580.00ND
2020-03-1021869687.00ND
2021-02-2323909464.00ND
2021-02-2323909485.00ND
2021-02-2323909443.00ND
2022-02-1726138324.00ND
2022-02-1726138335.00ND
2022-02-1726138302.00ND
2023-02-0628370372.00ND
2023-02-0728370235.00ND
2023-02-0728370309.00ND
2023-02-0728370288.00ND
2023-02-0728370246.00ND
2023-02-0728370330.00ND
2023-02-0728370351.00ND
2023-02-0728370216.00ND
2023-02-0728370267.00ND