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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Erie County Water Authority (ECWA)

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
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-01-16POCS 2014 SURGEOND
2014-01-21POCS 2014 VAN DEND
2015-05-15480-80472-1ND
2015-05-15480-80472-2AND
2016-05-2016P007954ND
2016-05-2016P007955ND
2017-10-16480-125962-1ND
2017-10-16480-125962-2ND
2018-03-277046472002ND
2018-03-277046472001ND
2019-05-21D9E2665-02ND
2019-05-21D9E2665-01ND