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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.

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38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND130ND
2015ND60ND
2016ND60ND
2017ND90ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-02-1114011560-06ND
2014-02-1114011560-01ND
2014-02-1114011560-02ND
2014-02-1114011560-03ND
2014-02-1114011560-04ND
2014-02-1114011560-05ND
2014-02-1114011560-07ND
2014-05-0614041101-01ND
2014-05-0614041101-02ND
2014-08-1214073702-01ND
2014-08-1214073702-02ND
2014-11-0414100715-02ND
2014-11-0414100715-01ND
2015-02-0512436931ND
2015-02-0512436952ND
2015-02-0512436889ND
2015-05-0512790910ND
2015-08-1813173181ND
2015-11-0413427358ND
2016-02-0413905672ND
2016-02-0413905651ND
2016-02-0413905609ND
2016-05-0314149480ND
2016-08-0214787688ND
2016-11-0815269537ND
2017-02-0715697018ND
2017-02-0715697060ND
2017-02-0715697081ND
2017-02-0715697102ND
2017-02-0715697123ND
2017-02-0715697144ND
2017-05-0216144962ND
2017-09-0516774044ND
2017-11-0717064737ND
2018-02-138013120-01ND
2018-02-138013121-01ND
2019-02-059012092-01ND
2019-02-059012093-01ND