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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Rayburn Country Municipal Utility District

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

 

10

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
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

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
2015-02-02AC78753ND
2015-02-02AC78761ND
2016-02-16AD23685ND
2016-02-16AD23687ND
2017-01-17AD65130ND
2017-01-17AD65128ND
2018-06-12AE29518ND
2018-06-12AE29516ND
2019-02-19AE54890ND
2019-02-19AE54862ND