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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Austin Utilities

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND30ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
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
2014-02-2514B1784-01ND
2016-03-0816C0451-01ND
2016-03-0816C0458-01ND
2016-03-0816C0461-01ND
2018-12-2718L0844-01ND
2019-09-2319I1330-01ND
2019-11-2019K0944-01ND
2019-11-2019K0944-02ND
2019-11-2019K0944-03ND
2019-11-2019K0944-05ND
2019-11-2019K0944-06ND
2019-11-2019K0944-07ND