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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Southington Water Department

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

 

56

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND110ND
2015ND100ND
2016ND100ND
2017ND70ND
2018ND100ND
2019ND80ND

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
2014-02-11E402713-1VOCND
2014-06-25E406O79-1VOCND
2014-06-25E406P04-1VOCND
2014-06-25E406O88-1VOCND
2014-06-25E406O87-1VOCND
2014-06-25E406O85-1VOCND
2014-06-25E406O83-1VOCND
2014-06-25E406O82-1VOCND
2014-06-25E406O86-1VOCND
2014-08-06E408748-1VOCND
2014-11-19E411H79-1VOCND
2015-02-11E502751-1VOCND
2015-06-24E506T35-1VOCND
2015-06-24E506T37-1VOCND
2015-06-24E506T34-1VOCND
2015-06-24E506T39-1VOCND
2015-06-24E506T38-1VOCND
2015-06-24E506T36-1VOCND
2015-06-25E506T46-1VOCND
2015-08-12E508F00-1VOCND
2015-11-18E511J94-1VOCND
2016-02-17E602H33-1VOCND
2016-02-17E602H34-1VOCND
2016-02-17E602H38-1VOCND
2016-02-17E602H37-1VOCND
2016-02-17E602H36-1VOCND
2016-02-17E602H39-1VOCND
2016-06-16E606K01-1VOCND
2016-06-27E606U31-1VOCND
2016-08-10E608F98-1VOCND
2016-11-16E611K77-1VOCND
2017-02-15E702E70-1VOCND
2017-02-15E702E68-1VOCND
2017-02-15E702E69-1VOCND
2017-02-15E702E71-1VOCND
2017-02-15E702E72-1VOCND
2017-02-15E702E73-1VOCND
2017-08-09D7H1382-01VOCND
2018-02-14D8B1071-01VOCND
2018-02-14D8B1075-01VOCND
2018-02-14D8B1077-01VOCND
2018-02-14D8B1074-01VOCND
2018-02-14D8B1079-01VOCND
2018-02-14D8B1078-01VOCND
2018-05-17D8E1913-01VOCND
2018-08-16D8H2156-01VOCND
2018-08-16D8H2015-01VOCND
2018-11-14D8K1690-01VOCND
2019-01-03D9A0362-01VOCND
2019-01-30D9A2484-01VOCRND
2019-02-13D9B1239-01VOCND
2019-02-13D9B1240-01VOCND
2019-02-13D9B1241-01VOCND
2019-02-13D9B1242-01VOCND
2019-02-13D9B1243-01VOCND
2019-08-14D9H1824-01VOCND