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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Post Falls

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

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND90ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND70ND

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
2014-01-27V012714105ND
2014-01-27V012714104ND
2014-03-21V149079ND
2014-06-02V060214129ND
2014-06-02V060214105ND
2014-06-02V060214103ND
2014-06-02V060214104ND
2014-06-24V151797ND
2014-09-04V154278ND
2015-09-14V164591ND
2016-12-14V178367ND
2019-11-12V210892ND
2019-11-13V210942ND
2019-11-18V211060ND
2019-11-18V211063ND
2019-11-19V211104ND
2019-12-09V211717ND
2019-12-16V211918ND