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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Belvidere

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

 

29

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
2014ND70ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND60ND

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
2014-01-144012040-01ND
2014-07-154072838-02ND
2014-07-154072838-03ND
2014-07-154072838-04ND
2014-07-154072838-05ND
2014-07-154072838-06ND
2014-07-154072838-01ND
2015-08-045081145-01ND
2015-10-275104292-01ND
2016-01-056011007-01ND
2016-04-056041267-01ND
2017-02-067021693-01ND
2017-09-077091360-04ND
2017-09-077091360-05ND
2017-09-077091360-03ND
2017-09-077091360-02ND
2017-09-077091360-01ND
2017-12-061712475-001AND
2017-12-081712A19-001AND
2018-02-141802859-001AND
2018-02-141802859-003AND
2018-05-021805208-001AND
2018-10-301810N07-001AND
2019-01-091901535-001AND
2019-01-091901535-002AND
2019-05-081905634-001AND
2019-08-2719H1065-01ND
2019-08-2719H1065-02ND
2019-08-2719H1065-03ND