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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Cape Vincent Town Water Department 3 & 4

NOTE: Cape Vincent Town Water Department 3 & 4 purchases water from Cape Vincent Village which is required to test for 1,1-dichloroethylene. Sample information shown below was taken by Cape Vincent Village.

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

 

5

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

NOTE: Cape Vincent Town Water Department 3 & 4 purchases water from Cape Vincent Village which is required to test for 1,1-dichloroethylene. Sample information shown below was taken by Cape Vincent Village.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-11-18EHS1900057199-01POCND
2021-04-21L2120751-01ND
2022-07-28L2240410-01 POCSND
2022-09-26EHS2200047116SR1 POCND
2023-04-052318239-01ND