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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Pineview S/d

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

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20142.20 ppb112.20 ppb
20152.00 ppb112.00 ppb
2016ND10ND
20171.50 ppb111.50 ppb
20181.30 ppb111.30 ppb
20191.60 ppb111.60 ppb

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
2014-11-11C411423-012.20 ppb
2015-10-082.00 ppb
2016-10-05CZ13007-01ND
2017-10-31CA13447-011.50 ppb
2018-10-10CB13976-01 1.30 ppb
2019-10-22CC14461-01RE1 1.60 ppb