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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

The Landings Subdivision

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND50ND
2018N/A00N/A
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
2014-02-17AI28171ND
2014-02-17AI28172ND
2014-02-17AI28173ND
2014-02-17AI28174ND
2014-02-17AI28175ND
2015-02-10AI64686ND
2016-02-09AJ06140ND
2017-08-09AJ63548ND
2017-08-09AJ63549ND
2017-08-09AJ63550ND
2017-08-09AJ63551ND
2017-08-09AJ63552ND