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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Emerald Lake

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

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-07-16133667.02ND
2014-10-15136900.03ND
2014-10-15136900.05ND
2014-10-15136900.02ND
2014-10-15136900.01ND
2015-10-19149265.01ND
2015-10-19149265.02ND
2015-10-19149265.03ND
2016-12-13163860.03ND
2016-12-13163860.02ND
2016-12-13163860.01ND
2017-02-21165820.01ND
2017-10-02174061.01ND
2017-10-02174061.02ND
2018-10-15187909.01ND
2018-10-15187909.02ND
2018-10-15187909.03ND
2019-10-11201688.01ND
2019-10-11201688.02ND
2019-10-11201688.03ND