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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Braselton

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND10ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND30ND
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
2014-03-26AI36688ND
2015-03-10AI68645ND
2015-03-10AI68646ND
2015-03-10AI68647ND
2016-03-22AJ08484ND
2018-10-04AK03254ND
2018-10-04AK03255ND
2018-10-04AK03256ND