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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Saegertown Borough

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

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND60ND
2020ND60ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND60ND

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
2018-06-121814774-01ND
2018-06-121814774-02ND
2018-06-121814774-03ND
2018-06-121814774-04ND
2019-04-023026084002ND
2019-04-023026084003ND
2019-04-023026084004ND
2019-04-023026084005ND
2019-04-023026084006ND
2019-04-023026084001ND
2020-04-2122138849.00ND
2020-04-2122138848.00ND
2020-04-2122138847.00ND
2020-04-2122138846.00ND
2020-04-2122138845.00ND
2020-04-2122138844.00ND
2021-04-0624360786.00ND
2021-04-0624360765.00ND
2021-04-0624360744.00ND
2021-04-0624360723.00ND
2022-04-0526574459.00ND
2022-04-0526574480.00ND
2022-04-0526574438.00ND
2022-04-0526574501.00ND
2023-04-0428822773.00ND
2023-04-0428822794.00ND
2023-04-0428822815.00ND
2023-04-0428822836.00ND
2023-04-0428822857.00ND
2023-04-0428822752.00ND