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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Talladega Water and Sewer Board

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

 

64

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND90ND
2015ND110ND
2016ND110ND
2017ND110ND
2018ND110ND
2019ND110ND

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
2014-02-131402-00217-7VND
2014-02-131402-00217-5VND
2014-02-131402-00217-3VND
2014-02-131402-00217-7ND
2014-05-131405-00173-6ND
2014-08-131408-00176-1ND
2014-08-131408-00176-7ND
2014-11-121411-00150-1ND
2014-11-121411-00150-5ND
2015-02-111502-00179-5AND
2015-02-111502-00179-2AND
2015-02-111502-00179-7ND
2015-04-231504-00337-1VND
2015-05-131505-00191-6ND
2015-08-101508-00125-1VND
2015-08-101508-00125-7ND
2015-09-021509-00037-1VND
2015-11-101511-00165-11ND
2015-11-101511-00165-8ND
2015-11-191511-00267-3ND
2016-02-101602-00225-15ND
2016-02-101602-00225-2ND
2016-02-101602-00225-6ND
2016-02-101602-00225-9ND
2016-05-111605-00177-14ND
2016-05-111605-00177-3ND
2016-08-081608-00121-10ND
2016-08-081608-00121-8ND
2016-11-161611-00281-10ND
2016-11-161611-00281-3ND
2016-11-161611-00281-8ND
2017-02-151702-00271-5ND
2017-02-151702-00271-14ND
2017-02-151702-00271-16ND
2017-02-151702-00271-11ND
2017-05-101705-00225-10ND
2017-05-101705-00225-7ND
2017-08-161708-00299-9ND
2017-09-131709-00191-1ND
2017-10-111710-00181-6ND
2017-10-111710-00181-1ND
2017-10-111710-00181-8ND
2018-01-101801-00152-11ND
2018-01-101801-00152-6ND
2018-01-101801-00152-2ND
2018-01-101801-00152-9ND
2018-05-161805-00312-6ND
2018-05-161805-00312-12ND
2018-07-111807-00187-009ND
2018-07-111807-00187-007ND
2018-10-101810-00220-011ND
2018-10-101810-00220-006ND
2018-10-101810-00220-008ND
2019-01-161901-00239-002ND
2019-01-161901-00239-006ND
2019-01-161901-239-008ND
2019-01-161901-00239-004ND
2019-04-101904-00192-012ND
2019-04-101904-00192-002ND
2019-08-131908-00176-009ND
2019-08-131908-00176-005ND
2019-11-131911-00227-007ND
2019-11-131911-00227-003ND
2019-11-131911-00227-001ND