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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Americus

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

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND20ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND

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
2014-01-28AI27247ND
2014-01-28AI27248ND
2016-10-25AJ32157ND
2016-10-25AJ32158ND
2019-07-30AK23845ND
2019-07-30AK23846ND