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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Black Bayou Water Association

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

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND30ND
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
2014-03-13140314-005VOND
2014-05-27140528-010VOND
2014-08-25140826-012VOND
2014-09-22140923-013VOND
2014-10-13141014-012VOND
2015-09-15150916-019VOND
2015-09-15150916-018VOND
2015-09-15150916-014VOND
2016-09-14160914-008VOND
2016-09-28160929-019VOND
2016-12-20161221-044VOND
2017-12-20171221-007VOND
2018-02-07180208-001VOND
2018-05-09180510-001VOND
2018-08-01180802-008VOND
2019-08-07190808-024VOND
2019-08-07190808-023VOND
2019-11-07191108-007VOND