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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Aqua Pa Jenks Township Water Treatment Plant

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

 

10

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
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
2018-08-27AF93963ND
2019-05-06AG16779ND
2020-08-2422925907.00ND
2020-08-2622925930.00ND
2021-07-2624951179.00ND
2021-07-2825148773.00ND
2022-05-1126772932.00ND
2022-05-1626772955.00ND
2023-04-0528828971.00ND
2023-04-1128828993.00ND