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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

High Grove S/d

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

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND20ND
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
2014-01-31C316165-03ND
2014-02-07C401303-01ND
2014-04-16C404616-01ND
2014-07-30C407869-01ND
2014-10-09C412075-01ND
2015-01-13ND
2015-01-13ND
2016-01-27C515952-01ND
2016-03-03CZ02323-01ND
2017-01-12CZ18808-01ND
2017-01-12CZ18808-03ND
2017-01-12CZ18808-05ND
2018-01-15CA18309-01 ND
2018-01-15CA18309-03 ND
2019-01-21CB18785-01 ND