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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Elizabethtown Area Water

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND60ND

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
2018-04-238044341-01ND
2018-04-238044341-02ND
2018-04-238044341-03ND
2019-06-109045803-02REND
2019-06-109045803-03ND
2019-06-109045803-01ND
2020-05-2622371316.00ND
2020-05-2622371274.00ND
2020-05-2622371253.00ND
2020-05-2622371295.00ND
2020-05-2622371232.00ND
2021-02-1224019992.00ND
2021-04-0524395286.00ND
2021-04-0524395265.00ND
2021-04-0524395307.00ND
2022-04-1826609232.00ND
2022-04-1826609253.00ND
2022-04-1826609211.00ND
2023-04-2428860139.00ND
2023-04-2428860140.00ND
2023-04-2428860138.00ND
2023-05-0829061794.00ND
2023-05-0829061795.00ND
2023-05-0829061796.00ND