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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Dodge City

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

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40

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND140ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND140ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND60ND

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
2014-01-1436930ND
2014-08-18175065ND
2015-03-09292684ND
2015-08-04378122ND
2015-08-04378121ND
2015-08-04378120ND
2015-08-04378119ND
2015-08-04378118ND
2015-08-04378117ND
2015-09-08402506ND
2015-09-08402438ND
2015-09-08402447ND
2015-09-08402454ND
2015-09-08402496ND
2015-09-08402503ND
2015-11-30451674ND
2016-03-08506146ND
2017-03-13723228ND
2017-03-13723230ND
2017-03-13723229ND
2017-03-13723227ND
2017-03-13723163ND
2017-03-13723164ND
2017-03-13723165ND
2017-03-13723166ND
2017-03-13723167ND
2017-03-13723223ND
2017-03-13723224ND
2017-03-13723225ND
2017-03-13723226ND
2017-03-26907822ND
2018-03-12936185ND
2018-03-26907821ND
2018-04-09938103ND
2019-01-141104854ND
2019-03-111134409ND
2019-04-081138891ND
2019-07-081199629ND
2019-08-051215039ND
2019-11-051268773ND