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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Eglin West/housing

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

 

21

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND100ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND90ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-03-14ND
2018-03-14ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2023-04-18ND
2023-05-23ND
2023-05-23ND
2023-06-20ND
2023-06-20ND
2023-06-27ND
2023-06-27ND
2023-08-15ND
2023-08-15ND