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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Old Forty West Motel

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND20ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND50ND

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
2016-12-20201612220441ND
2016-12-20201612220439ND
2017-06-12A7F1282-01ND
2017-08-30A7H3451-02ND
2017-10-10A7J1422-02ND
2017-10-10A7J1413-02ND
2018-03-01A8C0506-01ND
2019-03-19A9C2286-01AND
2019-04-09A9D1608-01ND
2019-05-21A9E3123-01ND
2019-07-15A9G2613-01AND
2019-12-18A9L2299-01ND