Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Miller Grove Water Supply Corporation

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-04-12Q1815139002ND
2018-04-12Q1815139009ND
2019-05-13Q1923868005ND
2019-05-13Q1923868007ND
2020-05-26Q2020632001ND
2020-05-26Q2020632009ND
2020-07-21Q2028843003ND
2021-11-03Q2130890001ND
2021-11-03Q2130890003ND
2022-02-16Q2205791003ND
2022-02-16Q2205791005ND
2023-07-18Q2327997006ND
2023-07-18Q2327997008ND