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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Whitehall Twp Authority

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

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND50ND

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
2018-02-138013120-01ND
2018-02-138013121-01ND
2019-02-059012093-01ND
2019-02-059012092-01ND
2020-02-0421553224.00ND
2020-02-0421553329.00ND
2020-02-0421553308.00ND
2020-02-0421553287.00ND
2020-02-0421553203.00ND
2021-02-0423937744.00ND
2021-02-0423937765.00ND
2022-02-0326166529.00ND
2022-02-0326166550.00ND
2023-02-0728398974.00ND
2023-02-0728398995.00ND
2023-02-0728399016.00ND
2023-02-0728399058.00ND
2023-02-0728399037.00ND