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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Tatitlek Water System

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

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

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
2014-02-05VO*A1402070-01AND
2014-04-30VO*A1405006-01AND
2014-09-23VO*A1409411-01AND
2014-11-14VO*A1411200-01AND
2015-02-09VO*3189813ND
2016-02-01VO*1160451001ND
2017-02-27VO*440-178508-1ND
2018-10-05VO*4083226ND
2019-02-204207324ND