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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Winfield Water Works & Sewer Board

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

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND30ND
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
2014-10-17141017023-1ND
2014-10-17141017023-2ND
2015-01-13150113015-1ND
2015-10-15151015049-2ND
2015-10-15151015049-1ND
2016-10-10161010011-1ND
2016-10-10161010011-2ND
2017-10-23171023025-1ND
2017-11-13171113049-1ND
2018-01-08180108032-001ND
2018-10-1118100425-001AND
2018-10-1118100425-002AND
2019-10-1720126539002_IVOCND
2019-10-1720126539001_IVOCND