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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Old West Cabins

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

 

7

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
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2016-05-26C16050822-001LND
2016-09-12C16090392-001HND
2016-12-06C16120143-001LND
2017-03-20C17030648-001LND
2017-09-27C17090855-001HND
2017-10-31C17110034-001LND
2018-05-07C18050312-001CND