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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Carmel Water Department

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

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND10ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND40ND
2018N/A00N/A
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
2014-02-102014020476RV-140ND
2014-07-152014072011RV-140ND
2014-07-152014072013RV-140ND
2014-07-152014072015RV-140ND
2014-07-152014072017RV-140ND
2015-02-092015020398RV-150ND
2017-01-182017011262RV-170ND
2017-01-182017011263RV-170ND
2017-01-182017011264RV-170ND
2017-02-132017021036RV-170ND
2019-03-142019031070RV-190ND