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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Braxton Pointe 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
2014ND30ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND10ND
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
2014-05-08C405145-01ND
2014-07-10C407828-01ND
2014-10-06C412008-01ND
2015-01-12ND
2015-04-06ND
2015-07-20ND
2015-10-01ND
2016-01-07C515848-01ND
2016-04-18CZ03184-01ND
2016-07-14CZ08334-01ND
2016-10-10CZ13748-01ND
2017-01-19CZ18723-01ND
2017-04-17CA02873-01ND
2018-04-10CB03276-01 ND
2019-04-17CC04077-01 ND