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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Elizabethtown Area Water

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

 

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): 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
2018-04-238044341-01ND
2018-04-238044341-02ND
2018-04-238044341-03ND
2019-06-109045803-02REND
2019-06-109045803-03ND
2019-06-109045803-01ND
2020-05-2622371322.00ND
2020-05-2622371280.00ND
2020-05-2622371259.00ND
2020-05-2622371301.00ND
2020-05-2622371238.00ND
2021-02-1224019998.00ND
2021-04-0524395292.00ND
2021-04-0524395271.00ND
2021-04-0524395313.00ND
2022-04-1826609238.00ND
2022-04-1826609259.00ND
2022-04-1826609217.00ND
2023-04-2428860157.00ND
2023-04-2428860158.00ND
2023-04-2428860156.00ND
2023-05-0829061837.00ND
2023-05-0829061838.00ND
2023-05-0829061839.00ND