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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Franklin Grove

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

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
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
2014-06-10SF40507-01_01ND
2014-06-10SF40507-02_01ND
2014-07-23SG41312-01_01ND
2014-07-23SG41312-02_01ND
2014-09-29SI41416-01_01ND
2014-09-29SI41416-02_01ND
2014-10-21SJ41029-01_01ND
2014-10-21SJ41029-02_01ND
2015-01-20SA50451-01_01ND
2015-01-20SA50451-02_01ND
2017-04-1117D0361-01_01ND
2017-04-1117D0361-02_01ND
2018-01-2418A0476-01_02ND
2018-05-0718E0262-01_02ND