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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Slippery Rock Municipal Authority

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
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
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
2018-03-158031469-01ND
2018-12-1218L1061-01ND
2019-04-1819D2058-01ND
2019-12-2619L2329-01ND
2020-04-0922126515.00ND
2020-04-0922126536.00ND
2021-10-2125505062.00ND
2022-08-1827347047.00ND
2023-04-1328810156.00ND
2023-04-1328810177.00ND
2023-12-2130340080.00ND
2023-12-2130340101.00ND