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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Hoxie, City of

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

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND50ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND70ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-08904982ND
2018-01-08904983ND
2018-01-08904984ND
2018-01-08904985ND
2020-09-141518023ND
2020-09-141518026ND
2020-09-141518027ND
2020-09-141518029ND
2020-09-141518030ND
2023-10-022586674ND
2023-10-022586676ND
2023-10-022586678ND
2023-10-162596101ND
2023-10-162596102ND
2023-12-192629196ND
2023-12-192629197ND