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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Normal

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

 

6

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
2015ND10ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND40ND
2019ND10ND

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
2015-01-145011699-01ND
2018-01-178012614-01ND
2018-03-298034627-01ND
2018-08-3018H1410-01_02ND
2018-08-3018H1410-02_02ND
2019-12-0519L0151-01ND