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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Hillview Village

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

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20141.80 ppb111.80 ppb
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-08-122014 POC - WELL1.80 ppb
2015-06-231508989-001ND
2016-05-252016 POC-1600024ND
2017-06-271709680-001ND
2017-08-02EHS1700039797-SRND
2017-08-02EHS1700039798ND
2018-04-241805916-001ND
2018-05-29EHS1800023081-SRND
2019-07-22EHS1900036966-SRND