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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Coeur D Alene

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

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-01-27V012714130ND
2014-05-13V150466ND
2014-06-02V060214100ND
2014-06-02V060214127ND
2014-06-02V060214102ND
2014-06-02V06021499ND
2014-07-02V152097ND
2015-01-16V158015ND
2015-04-08V159924ND
2015-06-08V161616ND
2015-07-14V162588ND
2015-10-01V165209ND
2016-04-28V170589ND
2016-05-03V170663ND
2016-06-07V171695ND
2017-07-06V183757ND
2018-07-16V195339ND
2019-05-29V204292ND
2019-05-29V204289ND
2019-06-03V204364ND