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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Pawling Village

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

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29

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND70ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND100ND
2018ND80ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-04-18BG34657PND
2014-04-21BG35032PND
2014-04-24BG36872PND
2014-04-25BG37432PND
2015-12-17BK41007ND
2015-12-17BK41004ND
2015-12-17BK41008ND
2015-12-17BK41006ND
2015-12-17BK41005ND
2015-12-21BK42438ND
2015-12-21GBK42438ND
2017-11-15L1742043-04ND
2017-11-15L1742043-08ND
2017-11-15L1742043-07ND
2017-11-15L1742043-01ND
2017-11-15L1742043-09ND
2017-11-15L1742043-10ND
2017-11-15L1742043-06ND
2017-11-15L1742043-05ND
2017-11-15L1742043-02ND
2017-11-15L1742043-03ND
2018-12-07CC10276ND
2018-12-07CC10275ND
2018-12-07CC10277ND
2018-12-07CC10279ND
2018-12-07CC10280ND
2018-12-07CC10278ND
2018-12-13CC13917ND
2018-12-21CC19624ND