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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Laurel Mobile Home Park

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

 

9

Samples

1

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND30ND
2020N/A00N/A
20216.13 ppb41ND - 24.5 ppb
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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
2019-03-24ND
2019-05-21ND
2019-12-09ND
2021-01-1324.5 ppb
2021-06-09ND
2021-08-18ND
2021-11-10ND
2022-02-23ND
2023-03-22ND