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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Mcconnellsburg Borough Municipal Authority

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

 

29

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND100ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-08-282026074002ND
2014-08-282026074003ND
2014-08-282026074004ND
2014-08-282026074001ND
2015-11-0513564684ND
2015-11-0513564705ND
2015-11-0513564726ND
2016-04-2114167185ND
2016-04-2114167143ND
2016-04-2114167164ND
2016-11-0815286007ND
2017-04-0416004944ND
2017-04-1816005131ND
2017-04-1816163015ND
2017-04-1816633194ND
2017-05-0316163073ND
2017-05-0316633137ND
2017-05-1716163253ND
2017-09-2016940878ND
2017-09-2016790823ND
2017-11-0817080575ND
2018-03-28(102) HORTONND
2018-10-17(101) RESERVND
2018-10-17(104) SECRESND
2018-10-17(105) SECRESND
2019-07-17(101) RESERVND
2019-07-17(102) HORTONND
2019-07-17(104) SECRESND
2019-07-17(105) SECRESND