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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Schuylkill County. Municipal Authority

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

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
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
2018-07-178020362-01ND
2018-07-178020365-01ND
2018-07-178020364-01ND
2018-07-178020366-01ND
2019-07-169024930-02ND
2019-07-169024930-03ND
2019-07-169024930-04ND
2019-07-169024930-01REND
2020-07-1322671298.00ND
2020-07-1322671277.00ND
2020-07-1322671256.00ND
2020-07-1322671235.00ND
2021-07-1324892778.00ND
2021-07-1324892799.00ND
2021-07-1324892820.00ND
2021-07-1324892841.00ND
2022-07-1327102642.00ND
2022-07-1327102643.00ND
2022-07-1327102641.00ND
2022-07-1327102644.00ND
2023-07-1229366510.00ND
2023-07-1229366511.00ND
2023-07-1229366512.00ND
2023-07-1229366509.00ND