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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Kennebunk, Kennebunkport & Wells WD

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
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-06-20218060806.02ND
2018-06-20218/060806.01ND
2019-01-24219010660.01ND
2019-07-10219070288.03ND
2019-07-10219070288.02ND
2019-07-10219070288.01ND
2020-05-05220050116.01ND
2020-07-15220070572.01ND
2021-04-06221040205.02ND
2021-04-06221040205.01ND
2021-06-29221061056.01ND
2021-10-04221100065.01ND
2022-02-17222020461.01ND
2022-08-03222080125.01ND
2023-07-05223070055-01ND
2023-07-11223070225-01ND