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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Regional Water Authority

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

 

64

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND100ND
2015ND110ND
2016ND100ND
2017ND120ND
2018ND100ND
2019ND110ND

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
2014-03-04VOC1 200391964ND
2014-03-04VOC1 200391963ND
2014-03-04VOC1 200392007ND
2014-03-04VOC1 200392005ND
2014-03-04VOC1 200391980ND
2014-03-04VOC1 200391978ND
2014-03-04VOC1 200391977ND
2014-03-04VOC1 200391965ND
2014-03-04VOC1 200391979ND
2014-03-25VOC1 200393100ND
2015-03-03VOC1 200412899ND
2015-03-03VOC1 200412902ND
2015-03-03VOC1 200412900ND
2015-03-03VOC1 200412879ND
2015-03-03VOC1 200412881ND
2015-03-03VOC1 200412907ND
2015-03-03VOC1 200412923ND
2015-03-04VOC1 200413022ND
2015-03-10VOC1 200413328ND
2015-03-18VOC1 200413713ND
2015-12-04VOC1 200429711ND
2016-02-29VOC1 200434386ND
2016-02-29VOC1 200434387ND
2016-02-29VOC1 200434371ND
2016-02-29VOC1 200434372ND
2016-03-01VOC1 200434428ND
2016-03-01VOC1 200434431ND
2016-03-01VOC1 200434429ND
2016-03-01VOC1 200434430ND
2016-03-01VOC1 200434474ND
2016-03-03VOC1 200434800ND
2017-02-27VOC1 200461301ND
2017-02-27VOC1 200461317ND
2017-02-27VOC1 200461316ND
2017-02-28VOC1 200461369ND
2017-02-28VOC1 200461372ND
2017-02-28VOC1 200461370ND
2017-02-28VOC1 200461371ND
2017-02-28VOC1 200461405ND
2017-02-28VOC1 200461407ND
2017-03-02VOC1 200461633ND
2017-06-19VOC1 200469687ND
2017-06-19VOC1 200469688ND
2018-03-05VOC1 200489156ND
2018-03-05VOC1 200489128ND
2018-03-05VOC1 200489129ND
2018-03-05VOC1 200489150ND
2018-03-06VOC1 200489298ND
2018-03-06VOC1 200489296ND
2018-03-06VOC1 200489295ND
2018-08-17VOC1 200502735ND
2018-11-29VOC1 200514106ND
2018-11-29VOC1 200514121ND
2019-03-04VOC1 200523150ND
2019-03-04VOC1 200523151ND
2019-03-04VOC1 200523175ND
2019-03-04VOC1 200523176ND
2019-03-05VOC1 200523251ND
2019-03-05VOC1 200523254ND
2019-03-05VOC1 200523252ND
2019-03-05VOC1 200523253ND
2019-03-05VOC1 200523284ND
2019-03-05VOC1 200523286ND
2019-05-08VOC1 200531298ND