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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Indian Wells Valley WD

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

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20

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
2016ND100ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND100ND

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
2016-08-023761-014-0932ND
2016-08-023761-050-0750ND
2016-08-023761-020-0832ND
2016-08-023761-033-0808ND
2016-08-093761-015-0915ND
2016-08-093761-031-0753ND
2016-08-093761-034-0838ND
2016-08-163761-017-0805ND
2016-08-163761-036-0914ND
2016-08-163761-035-0816ND
2019-08-063761-014-0804ND
2019-08-063761-035-0806ND
2019-08-063761-034-0905ND
2019-08-063761-031-0824ND
2019-08-133761-020-0857ND
2019-08-133761-017-0850ND
2019-08-133761-036-0910ND
2019-08-203761-050-0745ND
2019-08-273761-033-0815ND
2019-08-273761-015-0925ND