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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Pennsylvania American White Deer

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

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
2018-01-0838152001ND
2018-01-0838152801ND
2019-01-0742489201ND
2019-01-0742490501ND
2020-01-0621578097.00ND
2020-01-0621578118.00ND
2021-01-0623792948.00ND
2021-01-0623792969.00ND
2022-01-0526022700.00ND
2022-01-0526022721.00ND
2023-01-0528252780.00ND
2023-01-0528252803.00ND