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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Statesboro

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

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015ND10ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND50ND
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-02-19AI28295ND
2014-02-19AI28296ND
2014-02-19AI28297ND
2014-02-19AI28298ND
2014-02-19AI28299ND
2014-02-19AI28300ND
2015-02-11AI64816ND
2017-03-20AJ48336ND
2017-03-20AJ48337ND
2017-03-20AJ48338ND
2017-03-20AJ48339ND
2017-03-20AJ48340ND
2018-06-27AJ92592ND