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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Pine Valley Mutual Water Company

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

 

11

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
2015ND80ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND30ND
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
2015-09-144790-004-1400ND
2015-09-144790-007-1435ND
2015-09-144790-009-1450ND
2015-09-144790-010-1520ND
2015-10-134790-001-1355ND
2015-10-134790-003-1505ND
2015-10-134790-005-1450ND
2015-10-134790-006-1540ND
2018-10-154790-001-0940ND
2018-10-154790-009-1025ND
2018-10-154790-010-0925ND