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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Epcor Water - Mohave

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

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40

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND120ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND100ND
2019ND60ND

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
2014-05-07550-24237-1VND
2015-03-10550-41482-1VND
2015-05-18550-45047-3VND
2015-05-18550-45047-2VND
2015-05-18550-45047-1ND
2015-05-19550-45076-3VND
2015-05-19550-45076-2ND
2015-05-19550-45076-1VND
2015-06-16550-46584-1ND
2015-09-15550-51357-8TND
2015-09-15550-51357-7ND
2015-11-30550-55138-8ND
2015-11-30550-55138-7ND
2016-02-02550-58216-2VND
2016-06-27550-65660-2ND
2016-06-27550-65660-1ND
2016-08-22550-68530-1ND
2016-12-06550-74145-1ND
2017-03-13550-79132-1ND
2017-03-13550-79132-2ND
2017-06-087060966-01VOCND
2017-08-107081254-01ND
2017-08-117081254-02ND
2017-11-157111744-01VOCND
2018-03-1918C2058-02ND
2018-06-13550-104387-1 VOCND
2018-08-23550-108601-1ND
2018-08-23550-108602-1ND
2018-08-23550-108603-1ND
2018-08-23550-108604-1ND
2018-08-27550-108897-1ND
2018-08-27550-108896-1ND
2018-08-27550-108893-1ND
2018-12-17550-115272-1ND
2019-01-28550-117109-1ND
2019-02-27550-118691-1ND
2019-04-16550-121443-1ND
2019-04-16550-121442-1ND
2019-05-15550-122990-1ND
2019-07-03550-125666-1ND