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1,1-Dichloroethylene

South Middleton Twp Water Authority

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

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-02-1714021713-002ND
2014-02-1714021713-003ND
2014-02-1714021713-001ND
2015-02-1612479760ND
2015-02-1612479793ND
2015-02-1612479826ND
2016-05-1614360360ND
2016-05-1614360384ND
2016-05-1614360335ND
2017-05-1616209358ND
2017-05-1616209381ND
2017-05-1616209335ND
2018-05-158052993-01ND
2018-05-158052993-02ND
2018-05-158052993-03ND
2019-05-149052836-01ND
2019-05-149052836-02ND
2019-05-149052836-03ND