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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Coon Rapids

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

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND100ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND50ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-07-1514G0993-02ND
2014-07-1514G0995-04ND
2014-07-1514G0995-03ND
2014-07-1514G0995-02ND
2014-07-1514G0995-01ND
2014-07-1514G0994-04ND
2014-07-1514G0994-03ND
2014-07-1514G0994-02ND
2014-07-1514G0993-03ND
2014-07-1514G0993-01ND
2016-08-043513263ND
2016-08-043513415ND
2016-08-043513464ND
2016-10-053559819ND
2016-10-053559968ND
2017-07-2517G1723-02ND
2017-07-2517G1723-03ND
2017-12-1217L0466-02ND
2018-09-1218I0556-01ND