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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Upland, Village of

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

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-08-29560140ND
2018-08-29560139ND
2019-08-27632811ND
2019-08-27621220ND
2020-07-27684261ND
2021-08-04745860ND
2022-09-20809249ND
2022-11-16809631ND
2023-08-09873402ND