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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Country Tyme Estates

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

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND20ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2016-07-191607H02-001AND
2016-11-161611C70-001AND
2017-01-111701674-001AND
2017-04-121704924-001AND
2017-07-101707530-001AND
2017-10-051710515-001AND
2018-08-141808D75-001AND