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1,2-Dichloroethane

California Water Service - Livermore

NOTE: California Water Service - Livermore purchases water from Zone 7 Water Agency which is required to test for 1,2-dichloroethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Zone 7 Water Agency.

1,2-Dichloroethane is a volatile carcinogenic chemical used to make plastic products such as polyvinyl chloride. Read More.

Also known as ethylene dichloride, it has been widely used as an intermediate for manufacturing other chemicals and as a solvent. 1,2-Dichloroethane causes multiple types of cancer in animal studies, and damages liver, kidneys, and the immune and nervous systems. The EPA classifies 1,2-dichloroethane as a probable human carcinogen.

Click here to read more about carcinogenic VOCs.

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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND630ND
2019ND570ND
2020ND300ND
2021ND440ND
2022ND590ND
2023ND560ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.4 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.4 ppb for 1,2-dichloroethane 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 cancer.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 5 ppb

The legal limit for 1,2-dichloroethane, established in 1987, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to 1,2-dichloroethane exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: California Water Service - Livermore purchases water from Zone 7 Water Agency which is required to test for 1,2-dichloroethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Zone 7 Water Agency.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-09CA0110010_002_002-201804091200ND
2018-04-09CA0110010_008_008-201804091020ND
2018-04-09CA0110010_009_009-201804090954ND
2018-04-09CA0110010_001_001-201804091137ND
2018-04-09CA0110010_017_017-201804091035ND
2018-04-09CA0110010_024_024-201804091015ND
2018-04-09CA0110010_023_023-201804090955ND
2018-04-10CA0110010_005_005-201804101240ND
2018-04-10CA0110010_011_011-201804101215ND
2018-04-10CA0110010_019_019-201804100925ND
2018-04-11CA0110010_012_012-201804111040ND
2018-04-11CA0110010_013_013-201804110940ND
2018-04-11CA0110010_006_006-201804111110ND
2018-06-27CA0110010_026_026-201806271025ND
2018-10-08CA0110010_002_002-201810080815ND
2018-10-08CA0110010_008_008-201810080955ND
2018-10-08CA0110010_009_009-201810080935ND
2018-10-08CA0110010_001_001-201810080825ND
2018-10-08CA0110010_019_019-201810081140ND
2018-10-08CA0110010_012_012-201810081200ND
2018-10-09CA0110010_017_017-201810090900ND
2018-10-09CA0110010_023_023-201810090830ND
2018-10-09CA0110010_024_024-201810090805ND
2018-10-10CA0110010_007_007-201810101435ND
2019-01-07CA0110010_009_009-201901070957ND
2019-01-07CA0110010_020_020-201901071150ND
2019-01-07CA0110010_023_023-201901071005ND
2019-01-07CA0110010_024_024-201901070950ND
2019-01-07CA0110010_005_005-201901071215ND
2019-01-07CA0110010_008_008-201901071017ND
2019-01-07CA0110010_012_012-201901071100ND
2019-01-07CA0110010_017_017-201901071025ND
2019-01-08CA0110010_007_007-201901080910ND
2019-01-08CA0110010_011_011-201901081015ND
2019-01-08CA0110010_019_019-201901080940ND
2019-02-21CA0110010_026_026-201902211015ND
2019-04-08CA0110010_007_007-201904081130ND
2019-04-08CA0110010_008_008-201904080925ND
2019-04-08CA0110010_023_023-201904081010ND
2019-04-08CA0110010_009_009-201904080905ND
2019-04-08CA0110010_017_017-201904080916ND
2019-04-08CA0110010_024_024-201904080950ND
2019-04-09CA0110010_019_019-201904091040ND
2019-04-09CA0110010_012_012-201904090935ND
2019-04-09CA0110010_013_013-201904090955ND
2019-04-09CA0110010_006_006-201904090920ND
2019-07-08CA0110010_007_007-201907080950ND
2019-07-08CA0110010_020_020-201907081130ND
2019-07-08CA0110010_011_011-201907080945ND
2019-07-08CA0110010_005_005-201907081015ND
2019-07-08CA0110010_013_013-201907081015ND
2019-07-09CA0110010_023_023-201907091020ND
2019-07-09CA0110010_024_024-201907090905ND
2019-07-09CA0110010_017_017-201907090925ND
2019-07-09CA0110010_019_019-201907091045ND
2019-07-09CA0110010_006_006-201907091145ND
2019-07-10CA0110010_009_009-201907101100ND
2019-07-10CA0110010_001_001-201907101010ND
2019-07-10CA0110010_002_002-201907100940ND
2019-07-10CA0110010_008_008-201907101115ND
2019-08-08CA0110010_026_026-201908081200ND
2019-10-07CA0110010_002_002-201910071350ND
2019-10-07CA0110010_007_007-201910070830ND
2019-10-07CA0110010_001_001-201910071325ND
2019-10-07CA0110010_006_006-201910070900ND
2019-10-07CA0110010_008_008-201910071210ND
2019-10-07CA0110010_009_009-201910071150ND
2019-10-07CA0110010_011_011-201910071050ND
2019-10-07CA0110010_012_012-201910071015ND
2019-10-07CA0110010_020_020-201910070920ND
2019-10-07CA0110010_005_005-201910071150ND
2019-10-07CA0110010_013_013-201910070945ND
2019-10-08CA0110010_019_019-201910081015ND
2019-10-08CA0110010_023_023-201910080900ND
2019-10-08CA0110010_024_024-201910080930ND
2019-10-08CA0110010_017_017-201910080830ND
2020-05-13CA0110010_026_026-202005131225ND
2020-07-06CA0110010_001_001-202007061140ND
2020-07-06CA0110010_002_002-202007061118ND
2020-07-06CA0110010_009_009-202007061000ND
2020-07-06CA0110010_012_012-202007060725ND
2020-07-06CA0110010_023_023-202007060920ND
2020-07-06CA0110010_008_008-202007061035ND
2020-07-06CA0110010_024_024-202007060820ND
2020-07-07CA0110010_005_005-202007070940ND
2020-07-07CA0110010_017_017-202007070925ND
2020-07-07CA0110010_011_011-202007070850ND
2020-07-07CA0110010_019_019-202007070800ND
2020-07-07CA0110010_006_006-202007071115ND
2020-07-08CA0110010_013_013-202007080925ND
2020-07-08CA0110010_007_007-202007080830ND
2020-10-05CA0110010_007_007-202010050855ND
2020-10-05CA0110010_013_013-202010050950ND
2020-10-05CA0110010_012_012-202010050920ND
2020-10-05CA0110010_024_024-202010051210ND
2020-10-05CA0110010_008_008-202010051057ND
2020-10-05CA0110010_009_009-202010051032ND
2020-10-05CA0110010_020_020-202010051035ND
2020-10-06CA0110010_005_005-202010060945ND
2020-10-06CA0110010_023_023-202010060900ND
2021-01-11CA0110010_019_019-202101111245ND
2021-01-11CA0110010_023_023-202101111055ND
2021-01-11CA0110010_012_012-202101111215ND
2021-01-11CA0110010_013_013-202101110940ND
2021-01-11CA0110010_024_024-202101111035ND
2021-01-11CA0110010_001_001-202101110754ND
2021-01-11CA0110010_002_002-202101110727ND
2021-01-11CA0110010_005_005-202101110830ND
2021-01-11CA0110010_011_011-202101110905ND
2021-04-12CA0110010_001_001-202104120815ND
2021-04-12CA0110010_002_002-202104120756ND
2021-04-12CA0110010_008_008-202104120925ND
2021-04-12CA0110010_020_020-202104121115ND
2021-04-12CA0110010_024_024-202104121000ND
2021-04-12CA0110010_009_009-202104120900ND
2021-04-12CA0110010_012_012-202104121150ND
2021-04-12CA0110010_013_013-202104121050ND
2021-04-12CA0110010_017_017-202104121025ND
2021-04-13CA0110010_005_005-202104130850ND
2021-04-14CA0110010_011_011-202104140845ND
2021-07-12CA0110010_008_008-202107121052ND
2021-07-12CA0110010_013_013-202107121015ND
2021-07-12CA0110010_011_011-202107121215ND
2021-07-12CA0110010_023_023-202107120915ND
2021-07-12CA0110010_001_001-202107121225ND
2021-07-12CA0110010_005_005-202107121145ND
2021-07-12CA0110010_007_007-202107120955ND
2021-07-12CA0110010_017_017-202107120815ND
2021-07-12CA0110010_002_002-202107121340ND
2021-07-12CA0110010_009_009-202107121032ND
2021-07-12CA0110010_024_024-202107120845ND
2021-07-14CA0110010_012_012-202107140850ND
2021-10-04CA0110010_011_011-202110041110ND
2021-10-04CA0110010_012_012-202110041040ND
2021-10-04CA0110010_017_017-202110040800ND
2021-10-04CA0110010_013_013-202110041005ND
2021-10-04CA0110010_020_020-202110040950ND
2021-10-04CA0110010_024_024-202110040825ND
2021-10-04CA0110010_001_001-202110040815ND
2021-10-04CA0110010_008_008-202110041355ND
2021-10-04CA0110010_019_019-202110040915ND
2021-10-04CA0110010_023_023-202110040845ND
2021-10-04CA0110010_005_005-202110041140ND
2021-10-07CA0110010_007_007-202110070925ND
2021-11-08CA0110010_026_026-202111081055ND
2022-01-10CA0110010_001_001-202201100930ND
2022-01-10CA0110010_002_002-202201100900ND
2022-01-10CA0110010_019_019-202201101030ND
2022-01-10CA0110010_013_013-202201101220ND
2022-01-10CA0110010_023_023-202201100900ND
2022-01-10CA0110010_007_007-202201101145ND
2022-01-10CA0110010_017_017-202201100806ND
2022-01-10CA0110010_020_020-202201101150ND
2022-01-10CA0110010_024_024-202201100835ND
2022-01-11CA0110010_005_005-202201111050ND
2022-01-11CA0110010_012_012-202201110818ND
2022-07-11CA0110010_001_001-202207110623ND
2022-07-11CA0110010_005_005-202207111150ND
2022-07-11CA0110010_017_017-202207111230ND
2022-07-11CA0110010_011_011-202207111120ND
2022-07-11CA0110010_013_013-202207111030ND
2022-07-11CA0110010_020_020-202207111013ND
2022-07-11CA0110010_023_023-202207111325ND
2022-07-11CA0110010_024_024-202207111300ND
2022-07-11CA0110010_025_025-202207111350ND
2022-07-11CA0110010_008_008-202207110920ND
2022-07-11CA0110010_009_009-202207110905ND
2022-07-11CA0110010_012_012-202207111100ND
2022-07-11CA0110010_002_002-202207110609ND
2022-07-11CA0110010_007_007-202207110940ND
2022-08-10CA0110010_026_026-202208101055ND
2022-10-03CA0110010_002_002-202210030710ND
2022-10-03CA0110010_001_001-202210030728ND
2022-10-03CA0110010_011_011-202210031320ND
2022-10-03CA0110010_005_005-202210031340ND
2022-10-03CA0110010_013_013-202210031225ND
2022-10-03CA0110010_019_019-202210031405ND
2022-10-03CA0110010_012_012-202210031250ND
2022-10-03CA0110010_007_007-202210031138ND
2022-10-03CA0110010_008_008-202210030950ND
2022-10-03CA0110010_020_020-202210031158ND
2022-10-03CA0110010_009_009-202210030900ND
2022-10-17CA0110010_001_001-202210170805ND
2022-10-17CA0110010_009_009-202210170925ND
2022-10-17CA0110010_002_002-202210170755ND
2022-10-17CA0110010_008_008-202210170957ND
2022-11-14CA0110010_026_026-202211141000ND
2023-01-09CA0110010_001_001-202301090925ND
2023-01-09CA0110010_008_008-202301091010ND
2023-01-09CA0110010_002_002-202301090910ND
2023-01-09CA0110010_009_009-202301090945ND
2023-01-12CA0110010_007_007-202301121250ND
2023-01-12CA0110010_020_020-202301121230ND
2023-01-12CA0110010_011_011-202301121130ND
2023-01-12CA0110010_013_013-202301121200ND
2023-04-10CA0110010_008_008-202304100935ND
2023-04-10CA0110010_002_002-202304100720ND
2023-04-10CA0110010_009_009-202304100925ND
2023-04-10CA0110010_001_001-202304100737ND
2023-04-10CA0110010_007_007-202304101220ND
2023-04-10CA0110010_013_013-202304101135ND
2023-04-10CA0110010_020_020-202304101200ND
2023-07-10CA0110010_002_002-202307100707ND
2023-07-10CA0110010_001_001-202307100729ND
2023-07-10CA0110010_008_008-202307100855ND
2023-07-10CA0110010_009_009-202307100845ND
2023-08-03CA0110010_019_019-202308031410ND
2023-10-02CA0110010_009_009-202310020920ND
2023-10-02CA0110010_001_001-202310020740ND
2023-10-02CA0110010_002_002-202310020705ND
2023-10-02CA0110010_008_008-202310020945ND
2023-10-02CA0110010_010_010-202310021200ND
2023-10-03CA0110010_005_005-202310031040ND
2023-10-03CA0110010_011_011-202310030940ND
2023-10-03CA0110010_013_013-202310031220ND
2023-10-03CA0110010_020_020-202310031150ND
2023-11-15CA0110010_007_007-202311150945ND
2023-11-15CA0110010_019_019-202311151040ND