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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Fort Gay Water Works

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

 

6

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
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
2014-07-14VOC_1407F20-01AND
2015-08-111508D94-03AND
2016-07-1816071886-01A-3ND
2017-06-1217061017-03AAND
2018-08-0618080943-02AVND
2019-05-239051813-01ND