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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Idaho Falls

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

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20

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND100ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND20ND
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
2016-07-20VB16071657008ND
2016-07-20VB16071657007ND
2016-07-20VB16071657006ND
2016-07-20VB16071657005ND
2016-07-20VB16071657004ND
2016-07-20VB16071657003ND
2016-07-20VB16071657002ND
2016-07-20VB16071657001ND
2016-07-25VB16071898001ND
2016-11-16VB16111448001ND
2017-03-30VB17032436001ND
2017-07-24VB17072242005ND
2017-07-24VB17072242004ND
2017-07-24VB17072242003ND
2017-07-24VB17072242002ND
2017-07-24VB17072242001ND
2018-09-18VB18091727001ND
2018-10-10VB18101095001ND
2019-03-25VB19032049001ND
2019-04-16VB19041514001ND