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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Greenwich System

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

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND10ND
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
2014-04-01201404200-VOC1ND
2014-04-01201404209-VOC1ND
2015-04-07201504250-VOC1ND
2015-04-07201504259-VOC1ND
2016-06-07201607107-VOC1ND
2016-06-07201607117-VOC1ND
2017-04-03201704556-VOC1ND
2017-04-03201704567-VOC1ND
2018-04-02201803873-VOC1ND
2019-04-01201904114-VOC1ND
2019-04-01201904109-VOC1ND