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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Oakboro, Town of

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-03-0747802-01ND
2020-01-3178216-01ND
2021-02-1092521519001_12710ND
2022-03-0292591813001_12710ND
2022-06-1092610490001_12710ND
2022-09-072092963-01ND
2022-12-072123593-01ND
2023-03-0137729_23-11012ND