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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Creekside South Estates Metro District

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

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60

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
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND360ND
2018ND120ND
2019ND120ND

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 Result
2017-06-25ND
2017-06-26ND
2017-06-27ND
2017-06-27ND
2017-06-27ND
2017-06-27ND
2017-06-27ND
2017-06-27ND
2017-06-27ND
2017-06-28ND
2017-06-28ND
2017-06-28ND
2017-09-06ND
2017-09-06ND
2017-09-12ND
2017-09-12ND
2017-09-26ND
2017-09-26ND
2017-09-26ND
2017-09-27ND
2017-09-28ND
2017-09-28ND
2017-09-28ND
2017-09-28ND
2017-10-16ND
2017-10-30ND
2017-10-30ND
2017-10-31ND
2017-11-02ND
2017-11-14ND
2017-11-27ND
2017-11-27ND
2017-11-30ND
2017-12-13ND
2017-12-18ND
2017-12-18ND
2018-02-05ND
2018-02-09ND
2018-02-15ND
2018-02-26ND
2018-02-27ND
2018-03-05ND
2018-03-05ND
2018-03-05ND
2018-03-05ND
2018-03-07ND
2018-03-09ND
2018-03-09ND
2019-02-01ND
2019-02-01ND
2019-02-01ND
2019-02-01ND
2019-02-26ND
2019-02-26ND
2019-04-16ND
2019-04-16ND
2019-04-16ND
2019-04-25ND
2019-04-25ND
2019-05-14ND