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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Stillwater

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

 

23

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
2015ND70ND
2016ND80ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND70ND
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
2014-11-0614K0292-01ND
2015-02-2515B1195-01ND
2015-02-2515B1195-02ND
2015-02-2515B1195-03ND
2015-02-2515B1195-04ND
2015-02-2515B1197-01ND
2015-02-2515B1197-02ND
2015-02-2515B1197-03ND
2016-04-063426179ND
2016-04-063426231ND
2016-04-063426220ND
2016-04-063426170ND
2016-04-063426143ND
2016-04-063426108ND
2016-07-123491724ND
2016-07-123491777ND
2018-10-2918J1468-01ND
2018-10-2918J1468-02ND
2018-10-2918J1468-03ND
2018-10-2918J1469-01ND
2018-10-2918J1469-02ND
2018-10-2918J1469-03ND
2018-10-2918J1469-04ND