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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Cheshire County Complex

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
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
2014-08-12134710.02ND
2015-08-05146537.01ND
2015-08-05146537.02ND
2016-09-06160165.02ND
2017-08-23172591.02ND
2018-08-20185696.01ND
2018-08-20185696.02ND
2019-08-27199657.02ND