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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Leavenworth County Rural Water District 9

NOTE: Leavenworth County Rural Water District 9 purchases water from Suburban Water Company which is required to test for 1,1-dichloroethylene. Sample information shown below was taken by Suburban Water Company.

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

 

4

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
2021ND50ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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: Leavenworth County Rural Water District 9 purchases water from Suburban Water Company which is required to test for 1,1-dichloroethylene. Sample information shown below was taken by Suburban Water Company.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-16971028ND
2020-12-291723966ND
2021-01-051729393ND
2021-07-191886807ND