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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Aqua Pa Shenango Valley WTP

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

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
2018-08-08AF92268ND
2019-05-06AG16708ND
2020-09-0923119896.00ND
2021-07-1424955769.00ND
2022-03-2126402374.00ND
2023-02-2228461484.00ND
2023-02-2728461505.00ND
2023-06-0729236795.00ND