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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Frankfort Psd

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

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
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
2014-09-29VOC_1410016-01AND
2015-03-17VOC_1503N20-01AND
2016-12-05259726-2016-DWAND
2017-05-10267290-2017-DWND
2018-04-11284300-2018-DWVND
2019-02-12300941-2019-DWVND
2019-09-19312874-2019-DWAND