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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Placer CWA - Auburn/Bowman

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

 

12

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
2014ND20ND
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
2014-08-063334-002-1045ND
2014-08-063334-004-0930ND
2015-08-133334-002-0800ND
2015-08-133334-004-1315ND
2016-08-162113-002-1030ND
2016-08-162113-004-0910ND
2017-08-213334-002-0910ND
2017-08-213334-004-0750ND
2018-08-153334-002-1000ND
2018-08-153334-004-1200ND
2019-08-223334-002-0840ND
2019-08-223334-004-1100ND