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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Cherokee County Rural Water District 9

NOTE: Cherokee County Rural Water District 9 purchases water from Baxter Springs, City of which is required to test for 1,1-dichloroethylene. Sample information shown below was taken by Baxter Springs, City of.

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

 

3

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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

NOTE: Cherokee County Rural Water District 9 purchases water from Baxter Springs, City of which is required to test for 1,1-dichloroethylene. Sample information shown below was taken by Baxter Springs, City of.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-05-111374343ND
2023-05-092498043ND
2023-06-202520965ND