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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Stevensville

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
2014ND30ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND40ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-03-130170019_04_00406ND
2014-04-160170019_04_00460ND
2014-06-200170019_04_90771ND
2015-02-260170019_02_00260ND
2015-10-28E16001885001ND
2016-08-08E17000528001ND
2016-08-08E17000528004ND
2016-08-19101613-3ND
2016-08-19101613-1ND
2018-02-20E18003030001ND
2018-04-25E18003850001ND
2018-08-01E19000333001ND
2018-10-10E19001219001ND
2019-03-05E19002815001ND
2019-03-05E19002815004ND