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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Rockton

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

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND30ND
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
2014-01-084010934-01ND
2014-01-084010934-02ND
2014-03-174032604-01ND
2014-04-154042933-02ND
2014-08-184083962-01ND
2014-08-184083962-02ND
2014-10-064101788-01ND
2015-01-195013107-01ND
2016-01-186012945-01ND
2017-01-167012840-01ND
2017-01-167012840-02ND
2017-07-187073547-01ND
2018-01-088011235-04ND