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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Paw Penn District

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.

 

56

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND110ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND90ND
2017ND100ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND100ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-01-0824408301ND
2014-01-0824408001ND
2014-01-0824410701ND
2014-01-0824410601ND
2014-01-0824409501ND
2014-01-0824410501ND
2014-01-0824410201ND
2014-01-0824410401ND
2014-04-0125339001ND
2014-07-0726114501ND
2014-10-0127103201ND
2015-01-0212315839ND
2015-01-0212315881ND
2015-01-0212315860ND
2015-01-0212315818ND
2015-01-0212315797ND
2015-04-0312660725ND
2015-07-0913043463ND
2015-10-0113419766ND
2016-01-0613783276ND
2016-01-0613783255ND
2016-01-0613783234ND
2016-01-0613783192ND
2016-01-0613783213ND
2016-04-0414139326ND
2016-04-1814139348ND
2016-07-1314610383ND
2016-10-0315112453ND
2017-01-0415551716ND
2017-01-0415551737ND
2017-01-0415551695ND
2017-01-0415551758ND
2017-01-0415551663ND
2017-01-0415551779ND
2017-01-0415551642ND
2017-04-0515975961ND
2017-07-0616450376ND
2017-10-1116915030ND
2018-01-1138161501ND
2018-01-1138161401ND
2018-01-1138161301ND
2018-01-1138161201ND
2018-01-1138161101ND
2018-04-1139072601ND
2018-07-1640207301ND
2018-10-1741961701ND
2019-01-0942499301ND
2019-01-0942499401ND
2019-01-0942499501ND
2019-01-0942499201ND
2019-01-0942499601ND
2019-04-0143658101ND
2019-07-0845016101ND
2019-07-1545716201ND
2019-10-0746831501ND
2019-10-3143999801ND