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Table 3.4.

Properties of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons Used in the Study and

Corresponding Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs)
1990).

(USEPA

Chemical
Compound     Formula   Melting/Boiling  Density   Water      MCL
(Molecular   Point (°C)    (g/mL)    Solubility  (mg/L)
Weight)                             (mg/L)
Vinyl      C2H31CI
Chloride    (62.498)   -153.7/-13.9   0.9106     1100      0.002
1, 1-DCE    C2H2CI2
(96.944)   -122.1/31.7     1.213     2250      0.007
Trans-1,2-   C2H2CI2
DCE       (96.944)     -50/47.5      1.257      6300       0.1
Cis-1,2-DCE   C2H2CI2
(96.944)     -80.5/60     1.284       800       0.07
TCE        C2HCI3
(131.389)    -86/86.7      1.462      1100      0.005
Table 3.5.  Properties of Alachlor and  Metolachlor and  Corresponding
Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) (Chesters et al. 1989).
Chemical
Compound      Formula      Melting/Boiling  Density  Water   MCL
(Molecular     Point (°C)   (g/mL)   Solubility  (mg/L)
Weight)                             (mg/L)
C14H20C1 NO2
Alachlor     (269.77)    (39.5-41.5)/100  1.133    240     0.0005
C15H22CIN02
Metolachlor   (283.79)       N.A.a /100   1.085     530      0.015
a N.A. = Not applicable.