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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Pineora Water System

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
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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 Lab ID Result
2018-02-20AJ84371ND
2018-02-20AJ84372ND
2019-04-08AK14895ND
2019-04-08AK14896ND
2020-06-15AK48461ND
2020-06-15AK48462ND
2021-04-06AK72640ND
2021-04-06AK72641ND
2022-03-28AK97965ND
2022-03-28AK97966ND
2023-05-15AL31830ND
2023-05-15AL31831ND