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1,1-Dichloroethylene

North East Borough Water Department

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

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-04-098040821-01ND
2019-04-159041306-01ND
2020-04-1622142806.00ND
2020-07-2322726962.00ND
2021-04-2224364576.00ND
2021-07-0824949273.00ND
2021-10-2825520330.00ND
2022-04-0726578478.00ND
2023-04-0628827165.00ND