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1,2-Dichloroethane

Green Acres Mobile Home Community

NOTE: Green Acres Mobile Home Community purchases water from Lca Wlsa Central Division which is required to test for 1,2-dichloroethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Lca Wlsa Central Division.

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.

 

39

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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: Green Acres Mobile Home Community purchases water from Lca Wlsa Central Division which is required to test for 1,2-dichloroethane. Sample information shown below was taken by Lca Wlsa Central Division.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-0514022333-01ND
2014-03-0514022333-06ND
2014-03-0514022333-05ND
2014-03-0514022333-04ND
2014-03-0514022333-02ND
2014-03-0514022333-03ND
2014-03-1214030864-03ND
2014-03-1214030864-04ND
2014-03-1214030864-05ND
2014-03-1214030864-06ND
2014-03-1214030864-02ND
2014-03-1214030864-01ND
2014-03-2614032553-01ND
2015-02-0412435977ND
2015-02-1912436000ND
2015-02-1912436023ND
2015-03-1812550661ND
2016-06-2114455955ND
2016-08-1814786692ND
2016-08-1814786663ND
2017-07-1016459222ND
2017-07-1016459264ND
2017-07-1016459243ND
2017-07-2016613958ND
2017-07-2016613807ND
2017-07-2016613909ND
2017-07-2616613858ND
2017-07-2716614040ND
2017-08-0116613730ND
2017-08-1016614094ND
2017-08-2916772995ND
2018-03-168032172-01ND
2018-08-238074081-07ND
2018-08-238074081-02ND
2018-08-238074081-05ND
2019-07-119072953-01ND
2019-08-089076334-01ND
2019-08-229076420-02ND
2019-09-169076421-02ND