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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Merritt Park Wd, Fishkill Town

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

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-12-17J8L1297-02ND
2020-10-26J0J2095-01ND
2020-10-26J0J2095-02ND
2021-11-29T1L0565-02ND
2021-11-29T1L0565-03ND
2022-11-08MP223602-FND
2022-11-08MP223601-FND