Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

1,1-Dichloroethane

City of Blythe

1,1-Dichloroethane is used in industrial chemical synthesis; in plastics, paint, varnish and finish removers; and as a pesticide. It can cause cancer.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND40ND
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND40ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 3 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 3 ppb for 1,1-dichloroethane was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-10-21B4J2224-07ND
2014-10-21B4J2224-01ND
2015-04-14B5D1312-03ND
2015-04-14B5D1312-01ND
2019-11-20CA3310003_015_015-201911201300ND
2019-11-20CA3310003_031_031-201911201400ND
2019-11-20CA3310003_030_030-201911201315ND
2019-12-17CA3310003_010_010-201912171330ND
2020-12-28CA3310003_006_006-202012280600ND
2022-11-02CA3310003_031_031-202211020730ND
2022-11-02CA3310003_030_030-202211020700ND
2022-12-12CA3310003_006_006-202212120800ND
2022-12-21CA3310003_010_010-202212210930ND
2023-12-19CA3310003_015_015-202312190700ND