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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Fort Leonard Wood

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

 

22

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
2014ND90ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND90ND
2018ND10ND
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
2014-01-21AC17577ND
2014-01-21AC17578ND
2014-01-21AC17579ND
2014-01-21AC17583ND
2014-01-28AC17584ND
2014-01-28AC17576ND
2014-01-28AC17580ND
2014-01-28AC17581ND
2014-04-21AC22947ND
2015-02-04AC42928ND
2016-01-11AC65708ND
2017-01-10AC89793ND
2017-01-10AC89794ND
2017-01-10AC89787ND
2017-01-10AC89789ND
2017-01-10AC89786ND
2017-01-10AC89788ND
2017-01-10AC89790ND
2017-01-10AC89791ND
2017-01-10AC89792ND
2018-01-28AD12048ND
2019-01-14AD38368ND