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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Municipal Authority Sunbury

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

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-02-148B15039-03ND
2018-04-188D19042-03ND
2018-07-128G13125-03ND
2018-10-318033399-01ND
2019-04-179D22038-01ND
2019-10-169J18018-01ND
2021-02-2323964321.00ND
2021-05-1224528459.00ND
2021-07-1424915364.00ND
2022-07-1327125963.00ND
2022-09-1427533441.00ND
2022-12-3028078793.00ND
2023-03-1528604343.00ND
2023-09-0529784931.00ND
2023-09-0529784932.00ND