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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

The Trails S/d

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
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND30ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-03-3192195604001VOCND
2014-06-1692205936001VOCND
2014-09-30174054-14ND
2014-12-31174709-14ND
2015-03-30ND
2015-06-30ND
2015-09-29ND
2015-12-30ND
2016-10-191541-16ND
2017-03-15410-17ND
2017-04-12515-17ND
2017-12-202214-17ND