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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Blackfoot

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

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND70ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND80ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2019-10-14VI91012701ND
2019-10-14VI91012702ND
2019-10-14VI91012703ND
2019-10-14VI91012704ND
2019-10-14VI91012705ND
2019-10-14VI91012706ND
2019-10-14VI91012707ND
2022-12-14VI21211801ND
2022-12-14VI21211802ND
2022-12-14VI21211803ND
2022-12-14VI21211804ND
2022-12-14VI21211805ND
2022-12-14VI21211806ND
2022-12-14VI21211807ND
2022-12-14VI21211808ND