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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Epcor Water - Paradise Valley/Scottsdale

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

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-03-034030096-01ND
2014-05-054050353-08ND
2014-08-054080398-01ND
2014-11-044110285-010VND
2015-03-025030035-01VND
2015-06-015060038-01VND
2015-07-065070342-01VND
2015-11-025110136-01ND
2016-03-036030448-01ND
2016-05-026050045-01ND
2016-08-176081687-01ND
2016-11-076110607-01ND
2017-02-067020450-01ND
2017-06-057060314-01VOCND
2017-09-257092210-01ND
2017-10-177101905-01ND
2018-01-0818A0775-01ND
2018-05-1418E1438-01ND
2018-09-1818I1668-01ND
2018-11-1318K1277-06ND
2019-03-1119C1050-01ND
2019-04-0519D0809-01ND
2019-09-0619I0708-01ND
2019-12-1219L1661-01ND