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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Bering St. SD - Teller Sc/wash

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
2014-12-16VO*1146082001ND
2015-09-14VO*1155377002ND
2016-09-13VO*1165447002ND
2017-09-29VO*1176987002ND
2018-10-10VO*4087144ND
2019-06-04440-243518-1ND
2019-12-17440-257888-3ND