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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Fort Sam Houston

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

 

16

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
2015ND10ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

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
2015-03-23AC85623ND
2016-02-25AD25793ND
2016-09-28AD51718ND
2016-12-15AD62394ND
2017-01-30AD67573ND
2017-01-30AD67575ND
2017-04-24AD80717ND
2017-04-24AD80715ND
2017-07-07AD88708ND
2017-10-10AE00129ND
2018-01-18AE09245ND
2018-04-20AE23481ND
2018-04-20AE23471ND
2019-01-24AE51287ND
2019-01-24AE51285ND
2019-01-24AE51269ND