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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Greensboro

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-07-29173527-14ND
2014-08-04173543-14ND
2015-05-11ND
2015-05-11ND
2016-05-10534-16ND
2016-05-10531-16ND
2017-04-05485-17ND
2017-04-05487-17ND
2018-05-14807-18 ND
2018-05-14810-18 ND
2019-04-083377-19 ND
2019-04-093380-19 ND