Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

1,1-Dichloroethylene

Shivers Water Association

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

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND30ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-07-25180726-007VOND
2019-07-23190724-013VOND
2020-06-02200603-004VOND
2021-09-28VO-210929-004ND
2022-03-02VO-220303-005ND
2022-10-18VO-221019-021ND
2022-10-18VO-221019-022ND