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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Kenai Water System

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

 

39

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND60ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND90ND
2018ND120ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-05-28VO*A1405410-01AND
2014-08-04VO*A1408063-01AND
2014-10-08VO*A1410215-01AND
2015-04-09VO*1151393001ND
2015-07-07VO*1153554001ND
2015-07-07VO*1153554002ND
2015-07-07VO*1153554003ND
2015-07-07VO*1153554004ND
2015-12-09VO*1157136001ND
2016-04-27VO*1162050002ND
2016-04-27VO*1162050001ND
2016-07-13VO*280-85767-13ND
2016-07-13VO*280-85767-2ND
2016-07-13VO*280-85767-7ND
2017-03-23VO*440-180746-4ND
2017-03-23VO*440-180746-3ND
2017-03-23VO*440-180746-2ND
2017-08-01VO*3748425ND
2017-08-01VO*3748426ND
2017-08-01VO*3748427ND
2017-10-05VO*3797335ND
2017-10-05VO*3797333ND
2017-10-05VO*3797334ND
2018-03-06VO*3887124ND
2018-03-06VO*3887123ND
2018-03-06VO*3887122ND
2018-04-18VO*3917716ND
2018-04-18VO*3917717ND
2018-04-18VO*3917718ND
2018-08-15VO*4033430ND
2018-08-15VO*4033431ND
2018-08-15VO*4033432ND
2018-10-22VO*4100584ND
2018-10-22VO*4100585ND
2018-10-22VO*4100586ND
2019-02-06X440-233449-3ND
2019-02-06X440-233449-2ND
2019-02-06X440-233449-1ND
2019-03-11X440-236307-1ND