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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Elmira Water Board

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

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43

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND90ND
2015ND70ND
2016ND60ND
2017ND70ND
2018ND70ND
2019ND70ND

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
2014-02-1914022449-001POCND
2014-04-2814041825-005POCND
2014-04-2814041825-003POCND
2014-05-2214053828-03POCSND
2014-07-08S4G0996-02POCND
2014-07-08S4G0996-01POCND
2014-07-08S4G0996-03POCND
2014-08-15S4H1864-01POCSND
2014-11-18S4K1395-01POCSND
2015-02-19S5B1410-01POCND
2015-05-21S5E0266-02POCSND
2015-05-21S5E0266-01POCSND
2015-08-25S5H1867-01POCND
2015-10-21S5J1741-03POCSND
2015-10-21S5J1742-01POCSND
2015-11-19S5K1437-01POCSND
2016-02-18S6B0767-01POCND
2016-05-16S6E0734-05POCND
2016-05-17S6E0734-01POCND
2016-08-16S6H0652-01POCND
2016-11-09J6K0741-01POCSND
2016-11-15J6K0896-01POCND
2017-02-22J7B1252-01POCND
2017-04-24J7D1457-03POCSND
2017-04-24J7D1457-06POCSND
2017-05-15J7E1290-02POCND
2017-05-16J7E1290-01POCND
2017-08-15J7H1496-04POCSND
2017-11-21J7K1844-01POCND
2018-02-20J8B0198-02POCND
2018-02-20J8B0198-01POCND
2018-05-21J8E1326-01POCND
2018-08-20J8H2003-01POCND
2018-10-15S8J0363-01POCND
2018-10-15S8J0363-02POC-NOND
2018-11-13J8K1047-01POCND
2019-02-19S9B0267-04POCSND
2019-02-19S9B0267-05POCSND
2019-05-20S9E0301-04POCND
2019-07-31S9G0260-01POCND
2019-07-31S9G0260-02POCND
2019-08-19S9H0344-04POCND
2019-11-04S9K0143-04POCND