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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Quitman

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

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND10ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND40ND
2018N/A00N/A
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
2015-10-29151030-005VOND
2016-03-01160302-002VOND
2016-04-11160412-006VOND
2016-09-28160929-020VOND
2017-05-17170518-005VOND
2017-06-12170613-001VOND
2017-07-25170726-002VOND
2017-10-25171026-001VOND
2019-01-08190109-004VOND