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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Bogalusa Water System

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

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND50ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND20ND
2023ND50ND

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
2018-04-0435384487001ND
2018-04-0435384487002ND
2018-04-0435384487001ND
2018-04-0435384487002ND
2019-07-1635483080002ND
2019-07-1635483080001ND
2019-07-1635483080002ND
2019-07-1635483080001ND
2020-07-2135565361003ND
2020-07-2135565361005ND
2020-07-2135565361004ND
2020-07-2135565361002ND
2020-07-2135565361001ND
2022-09-1235747173001ND
2022-09-1435747176001ND
2023-08-0735819735001ND
2023-08-0735819735002ND
2023-08-0735819735003ND
2023-12-1135847875001ND
2023-12-1135847875002ND