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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Gettysburg Municipal Authority

1,2-Dichloroethylene, a neurotoxic solvent, exists in two different forms: trans-1,2-dichloroethylene and cis-1,2-dichloroethylene. A mixture of the two forms is used to manufacture other solvents and chemical products.

 

67

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND100ND
2019ND90ND
2020ND130ND
2021ND110ND
2022ND100ND
2023ND140ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 70 ppb

The legal limit for cis-1,2-dichloroethylene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-168004942-01ND
2018-02-168004942-04ND
2018-02-168004942-02ND
2018-02-168004942-03ND
2018-06-078016343-03ND
2018-06-078016343-04ND
2018-09-198028077-02ND
2018-09-198028077-01ND
2018-12-118037566-01ND
2018-12-118037566-02ND
2019-03-139008380-02ND
2019-03-139008380-01ND
2019-03-199009257-01ND
2019-06-059019242-03ND
2019-06-059019242-02ND
2019-06-059019242-04ND
2019-06-059019242-01ND
2019-11-279042107-02ND
2019-11-279042107-01ND
2020-03-0321965950.00ND
2020-03-0321965929.00ND
2020-06-0322349842.00ND
2020-06-0322349821.00ND
2020-08-1822936905.00ND
2020-08-1822936884.00ND
2020-08-1922936863.00ND
2020-08-1922936842.00ND
2020-08-2422936973.00ND
2020-08-2422936952.00ND
2020-08-2422936931.00ND
2020-12-0123480646.00ND
2020-12-0123480625.00ND
2021-03-0224185787.00ND
2021-03-0224185766.00ND
2021-06-2124770294.00ND
2021-06-2124770296.00ND
2021-06-2124770293.00ND
2021-06-2124770295.00ND
2021-06-2324770297.00ND
2021-08-1825160066.00ND
2021-08-1825160087.00ND
2021-10-1925531532.00ND
2021-11-0225531860.00ND
2022-01-1826063421.00ND
2022-02-0126063714.00ND
2022-04-1226589394.00ND
2022-04-1226589415.00ND
2022-04-1926589480.00ND
2022-07-2627174030.00ND
2022-07-2627174009.00ND
2022-07-2627173988.00ND
2022-10-1127768759.00ND
2022-10-1127768738.00ND
2023-02-2128466270.00ND
2023-02-2128466249.00ND
2023-02-2828466360.00ND
2023-02-2828466381.00ND
2023-03-2128645590.00ND
2023-04-1828839827.00ND
2023-04-1828839806.00ND
2023-04-2528840174.00ND
2023-04-2528840153.00ND
2023-05-1629040429.00ND
2023-08-0129436202.00ND
2023-08-0129436181.00ND
2023-10-2430014341.00ND
2023-10-2430014320.00ND