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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Pelucia Rural W/a #2-grav Hill

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

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND50ND
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
2014-08-11140812-024VOND
2015-08-12150813-016VOND
2016-03-02160303-002VOND
2016-04-18160419-001VOND
2016-06-21160622-006VOND
2016-09-28160929-023VOND
2017-02-28170301-009VOND
2017-04-12170413-009VOND
2017-05-16170517-016VOND
2017-09-26170927-001VOND
2017-10-23171024-011VOND
2017-12-18171219-017VOND
2018-01-30180131-005VOND
2018-04-25180426-001VOND
2018-05-23180524-005VOND
2018-08-08180809-003VOND
2018-10-16181017-005VOND
2019-03-05190306-011VOND
2019-04-30190501-021VOND
2019-08-21190822-001VOND