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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Indian Hills Water District

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

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND40ND
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 Result
2014-11-13ND
2014-11-17ND
2015-06-29ND
2015-06-29ND
2016-06-29ND
2016-06-29ND
2016-10-03ND
2017-02-14ND
2017-05-16ND
2017-06-27ND
2017-08-15ND
2017-11-28ND
2018-02-09ND
2018-02-12ND
2018-04-04ND
2018-07-18ND
2019-02-25ND
2019-02-25ND