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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Beaumont Place

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND

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
2015-08-18AD04564ND
2015-08-18AD04558ND
2016-11-01AD55855ND
2016-11-01AD55859ND
2017-07-31AD91369ND
2017-07-31AD91381ND
2019-09-04AE82049ND
2019-09-04AE82051ND