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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Shippensburg Boro Water Authority

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

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
2018-04-03(104) GUNTERND
2019-04-10(104) GUNTERND
2020-04-1522158708.00ND
2020-06-1022552480.00ND
2020-06-1022552482.00ND
2020-06-1022552481.00ND
2021-04-2024380466.00ND
2022-04-1326594481.00ND
2023-04-1328845256.00ND
2023-05-1629045753.00ND
2023-05-1829045774.00ND
2023-08-1529644110.00ND