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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

South Saint Paul

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

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND10ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-12-0214L0044-04ND
2016-07-183495872ND
2017-07-1017G0315-01ND
2017-07-1017G0315-02ND
2017-07-1017G0315-03ND
2018-01-0318A0012-02ND
2018-05-1018E0892-01ND
2018-08-2418H2147-01ND
2018-10-1818J0909-01ND
2019-01-1419A0377-01ND