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trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

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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.

 

51

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 60 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 60 ppb for trans-1,2-dichloroethylene was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 100 ppb

The legal limit for trans-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
2014-02-1014020727-03ND
2014-02-1014020727-04ND
2014-05-0814050814-03ND
2014-05-0814050814-04ND
2014-09-1214091269-03ND
2014-09-1214091269-04ND
2014-11-0514110544-03ND
2014-11-0514110544-04ND
2015-02-0412399782ND
2015-02-0412399803ND
2015-06-0312880288ND
2015-06-0312880289ND
2015-06-1912880290ND
2015-09-0113262910ND
2015-09-0113262931ND
2015-11-0413387162ND
2015-11-0413387183ND
2016-02-0913868485ND
2016-02-0913868464ND
2016-05-1214248669ND
2016-05-1214248648ND
2016-05-1214248690ND
2016-05-1214248625ND
2016-11-0715224067ND
2016-11-0715224045ND
2017-02-0815653105ND
2017-02-0815653084ND
2017-05-1916092005ND
2017-05-1916092028ND
2017-05-1916092112ND
2017-05-1916092091ND
2017-08-2316563348ND
2017-08-2316563369ND
2017-11-1417021371ND
2017-11-1417021392ND
2018-02-068021819-04ND
2018-02-068021819-03ND
2018-05-178053832-03ND
2018-05-178053832-04ND
2018-08-148083605-03ND
2018-08-148083605-04ND
2018-11-218114128-01ND
2018-11-218114128-02ND
2019-02-129022854-03ND
2019-02-129022854-06ND
2019-05-209054272-01ND
2019-05-209054272-04ND
2019-08-129083617-03ND
2019-08-129083617-06ND
2019-11-119112787-06ND
2019-11-119112787-03ND