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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Gowanda Village

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
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
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
2018-09-24EHS1800042291-01-POCND
2018-09-24EHS1800042292-01-POCND
2020-08-120082693-01ND
2020-12-153148598001ND
2021-04-06EHS2100041027-POCND
2021-04-06EHS2100041029-POCND
2022-09-222094392-01ND
2023-12-21A3L3374-01ND