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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Cliffdale West

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

 

81

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND120ND
2015ND170ND
2016ND120ND
2017ND130ND
2018ND150ND
2019ND120ND

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
2014-02-19C315511-01ND
2014-02-20C315534-01ND
2014-06-04C406933-01ND
2014-07-22C407378-03ND
2014-07-22C407389-01ND
2014-07-22C407387-01ND
2014-07-22C407378-01ND
2014-07-24C409539-01ND
2014-07-29C407375-01ND
2014-07-30C407382-01ND
2014-07-30C409570-01ND
2014-10-21C411567-01ND
2015-01-07ND
2015-01-07ND
2015-01-13ND
2015-01-20ND
2015-01-20ND
2015-01-20ND
2015-01-21ND
2015-01-21ND
2015-01-21ND
2015-01-22ND
2015-01-22ND
2015-01-27ND
2015-04-07ND
2015-07-15ND
2015-09-24ND
2015-10-27ND
2015-11-18ND
2016-01-14C515408-01ND
2016-01-14C515405-01ND
2016-01-19C515396-03ND
2016-01-20C515413-01ND
2016-01-20C515393-01ND
2016-02-11C515402-01ND
2016-02-11CZ01932-01ND
2016-02-16CZ02091-01ND
2016-04-26CZ02661-01ND
2016-04-26CZ02654-01ND
2016-07-18CZ07737-01ND
2016-10-12CZ12568-01ND
2017-01-11CZ17286-01ND
2017-04-06CA02311-01ND
2017-06-13CA05063-01ND
2017-07-19CA07519-01ND
2017-07-19CA07532-01ND
2017-07-19CA11080-01ND
2017-07-19CA07521-07ND
2017-07-19CA07524-01ND
2017-07-24CA07529-01ND
2017-08-03CA07533-01ND
2017-08-03CA11870-01ND
2017-09-11CA14169-01ND
2017-10-11CA12728-01ND
2018-01-17CA17879-01 ND
2018-01-17CA17860-01 ND
2018-01-22CA17881-01 ND
2018-01-22CA17871-03 ND
2018-01-22CA17867-03 ND
2018-01-22CA17867-01 ND
2018-01-23CA17871-05 ND
2018-01-23CA17869-01 ND
2018-01-23CA17869-03 ND
2018-01-23CA17871-01 ND
2018-01-24CA17863-01 ND
2018-01-31CA17875-01 ND
2018-04-16CB02583-01 ND
2018-07-19CB07856-01 ND
2018-10-17CB15770-01 ND
2019-01-14CB17917-01 ND
2019-01-14CB17920-03 ND
2019-01-16CB17922-01 ND
2019-01-16CB17938-01 ND
2019-01-17CB17933-01 ND
2019-01-17CB17929-01 ND
2019-02-25CB17926-01 ND
2019-03-19CC04820-01 ND
2019-05-07CC02993-01 ND
2019-06-04CC02985-01 ND
2019-08-16CC09202-01 ND
2019-10-17CC14195-01 ND