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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Penn State Univ.

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

 

71

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND140ND
2015ND70ND
2016ND240ND
2017ND130ND
2018ND90ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-01-234A23025-06ND
2014-01-234A23025-07ND
2014-01-234A23033-06ND
2014-02-204B20042-07ND
2014-02-204B20042-06ND
2014-02-204B20041-07ND
2014-03-114C11016-07ND
2014-03-114C11027-07ND
2014-03-114C11016-06ND
2014-04-094D09031-01ND
2014-04-094D09037-01ND
2014-04-094D09036-01ND
2014-06-114F11107-04ND
2014-06-114F11107-05ND
2015-01-2113561267ND
2015-11-1113561204ND
2015-11-1113561156ND
2015-11-1113561180ND
2015-12-1013681471ND
2015-12-1013681509ND
2015-12-1013681470ND
2016-02-2313917096ND
2016-02-2313917062ND
2016-02-2313917095ND
2016-03-1614032198ND
2016-03-1614032221ND
2016-03-1614032175ND
2016-04-2014163581ND
2016-04-2014163582ND
2016-04-2014163548ND
2016-05-1814312889ND
2016-05-1814312890ND
2016-05-1814312928ND
2016-06-2114471214ND
2016-06-2114471215ND
2016-06-2114471254ND
2016-07-1914636457ND
2016-07-1914636456ND
2016-07-1914636421ND
2016-08-2314804503ND
2016-08-2314804478ND
2016-08-2314804528ND
2016-09-2814975873ND
2016-09-2814975872ND
2016-09-2814975912ND
2017-01-1715573229ND
2017-01-1715573228ND
2017-01-1815573193ND
2017-02-2315709642ND
2017-02-2315709641ND
2017-03-2315850698ND
2017-03-2815850826ND
2017-04-1816001572ND
2017-04-1816001571ND
2017-07-1216473285ND
2017-08-0316629360ND
2017-10-3116937423ND
2017-11-3017077362ND
2018-01-318A31018-01ND
2018-02-208B21092-08ND
2018-02-228B23070-07ND
2018-04-118D12138-07ND
2018-04-268D27100-10ND
2018-06-018F01151-05ND
2018-07-118G12180-04ND
2018-08-018H02080-01ND
2018-10-048J05241-01ND
2019-02-219B22087-01ND
2019-05-099E13165-01ND
2019-08-149H15241-01ND
2019-10-249J28033-01ND