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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

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

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28

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND130ND
2016ND10ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND140ND
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
2015-07-21AC55400ND
2015-07-21AC55412ND
2015-07-21AC55406ND
2015-07-21AC55403ND
2015-07-21AC55402ND
2015-07-21AC55401ND
2015-07-21AC55410ND
2015-07-21AC55411ND
2015-07-21AC55409ND
2015-07-21AC55408ND
2015-07-21AC55407ND
2015-07-21AC55405ND
2015-07-21AC55404ND
2016-07-12AC80703ND
2018-07-23AD29565ND
2018-07-23AD29578ND
2018-07-23AD29576ND
2018-07-23AD29573ND
2018-07-23AD29569ND
2018-07-24AD29574ND
2018-07-24AD29566ND
2018-07-24AD29567ND
2018-07-24AD29568ND
2018-07-24AD29571ND
2018-07-24AD29570ND
2018-07-24AD29572ND
2018-07-24AD29575ND
2018-07-24AD29577ND