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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Lakeside WD

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
2014ND30ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-12-159469-002-1300ND
2014-12-159469-009-1300ND
2014-12-159469-016-1300ND
2015-12-149469-002-0800ND
2015-12-149469-009-0900ND
2015-12-149469-016-0830ND
2016-12-279469-002-1355ND
2016-12-279469-009-1400ND
2016-12-279469-016-1405ND
2017-12-189588-002-1100ND
2017-12-189588-009-1130ND
2017-12-189588-016-1200ND