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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Calcasieu Parish WW District 9 Carlyss

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
2014ND40ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND60ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-02-24AD89324ND
2014-02-24AD89324ND
2014-03-31AD90300ND
2014-03-31AD90300ND
2016-05-0235242594003ND
2016-05-0235242594003ND
2016-11-2935280047006ND
2016-11-2935280047007ND
2016-11-2935280047006ND
2016-11-2935280047007ND
2018-10-1635425105001ND
2018-10-1635425105001ND
2019-10-2235507223001ND
2019-10-2235507223001ND
2019-10-2935508706001ND
2019-10-2935508706001ND