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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Clear Meadows S/d

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
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND10ND
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
2014-08-1714082379-001ND
2015-11-22ND
2016-03-21CZ02227-01ND
2016-04-21CZ02781-01ND
2016-07-19CZ08126-01RE1ND
2017-04-24CA02624-01ND
2017-08-07CA07954-01ND
2018-04-11CB02812-01 ND
2019-05-01CC03187-01 ND