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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Stanton

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

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
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
2014-02-25Q1406255009ND
2015-02-10Q1505251001ND
2015-06-24Q1523835002ND
2016-01-28Q1603966001ND
2016-01-28Q1603966003ND
2017-03-06Q1709187005ND
2017-04-11Q1714631008ND
2018-03-15Q1810707002ND
2018-04-16Q1815360007ND
2019-01-15Q1901928002ND
2019-01-15Q1901928003ND