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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Elsberry PWS

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

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-05-14AD18724ND
2019-04-24AD46827ND
2020-04-292004616ND
2020-04-292004615ND
2020-04-292004614ND
2021-04-272104194ND
2021-04-272104196ND
2021-04-272104195ND
2022-04-212204850ND
2022-04-212204848ND
2022-04-212204849ND
2023-04-192303895ND
2023-04-192303896ND
2023-04-192303897ND