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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Aqua Pa Water Co. Honesdale

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND20ND
2023ND40ND

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
2018-03-27AF80077ND
2019-05-08AG17193ND
2020-06-3022451507.00ND
2020-06-3022451530.00ND
2020-06-3022451553.00ND
2020-08-2522834711.00ND
2022-01-2625975058.00ND
2022-11-0327855952.00ND
2023-05-1028938812.00ND
2023-05-1028938836.00ND
2023-05-1028938774.00ND
2023-05-1028938796.00ND