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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Water Works District #1 of Vermilion

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

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND
2020ND60ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND60ND

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
2019-06-1035474976001ND
2019-06-1035474976001ND
2020-06-1035556215001ND
2020-06-1035556215002ND
2020-06-1035556215003ND
2020-06-1035556215004ND
2020-10-0535583034001ND
2020-10-0535583034002ND
2022-07-2535735487001ND
2023-03-2735788777001ND
2023-03-2735788777002ND
2023-03-2735788779001ND
2023-03-2735788779002ND
2023-07-1035812353001ND
2023-07-1035812353002ND