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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Wedowee Water, Sewer, & Gas Board

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND40ND
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
2016-10-051131-100516-VOC-ND
2017-05-171131-051717-VOC-ND
2017-07-05113107052017-1ND
2018-01-16174742-01VOCAND
2018-04-17177949-01ND
2018-07-18180994-01VOCND
2018-10-17183888-01AND
2019-10-23196780-01VOCND