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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Lancaster Water Company

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

 

10

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
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

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
2015-07-155867-001-1215ND
2015-07-155867-002-1240ND
2016-07-205867-001-1045ND
2016-07-205867-002-1048ND
2017-07-195867-001-1040ND
2017-07-195867-002-1043ND
2018-07-185867-001-1135ND
2018-07-185867-002-1150ND
2019-07-175867-001-1120ND
2019-07-175867-002-1123ND