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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.

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-03-31AC21323ND
2014-03-31AC21324ND
2014-03-31AC21325ND
2014-03-31AC21326ND
2014-03-31AC21327ND
2014-03-31AC21328ND
2014-03-31AC21322ND
2015-03-26AC44429ND
2015-03-26AC44428ND
2016-03-23AC69096ND
2017-03-28AC92725ND
2017-03-28AC92722ND
2017-03-28AC92723ND
2017-03-28AC92726ND
2017-03-28AC92720ND
2017-03-28AC92721ND
2017-03-28AC92724ND
2017-03-28AC92719ND
2018-05-16AD17325ND
2018-05-16AD17326ND
2019-03-13AD41149ND
2019-03-13AD41150ND
2019-04-09AD46701ND