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1,1-Dichloroethylene

United Water New York

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

 

249

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND460ND
2015ND470ND
2016ND500ND
2017ND450ND
2018ND320ND
2019ND290ND

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
2014-02-104020267-08ND
2014-02-214020463-05ND
2014-02-214020463-10ND
2014-02-214020463-06ND
2014-02-244020517-05ND
2014-02-244020517-06ND
2014-02-244020517-04ND
2014-03-114030281-18ND
2014-04-294040884-04ND
2014-04-294040884-01ND
2014-05-054050209-05ND
2014-05-054050209-06ND
2014-05-054050209-04ND
2014-05-064050323-04ND
2014-05-154050491-02ND
2014-05-194050617-09ND
2014-05-194050617-08ND
2014-05-214050702-02ND
2014-05-294060018-07ND
2014-05-29406001808ND
2014-05-294060018-09ND
2014-07-104070375-01ND
2014-07-104070375-03ND
2014-08-124080427-10ND
2014-08-124080427-07ND
2014-08-124080427-06ND
2014-08-124080427-05ND
2014-08-134080528-05ND
2014-08-134080528-02ND
2014-08-144080528-06ND
2014-08-154080555-03ND
2014-08-224080748-05ND
2014-08-224080748-04ND
2014-08-224080748-06ND
2014-10-024100132-01ND
2014-11-034110129-03ND
2014-11-174110525-05ND
2014-11-174110525-03ND
2014-11-174110525-04ND
2014-11-174110525-12ND
2014-11-174110525-09ND
2014-11-194110596-07ND
2014-11-194110596-08ND
2014-11-194110596-06ND
2014-11-204110596-10ND
2014-11-204110596-11ND
2015-02-092054225003ND
2015-02-232056422005ND
2015-02-232056422004ND
2015-02-232056422006ND
2015-02-232056422010ND
2015-03-122059554008ND
2015-03-122059554006ND
2015-03-122059554007ND
2015-03-242061424017ND
2015-05-042069150003ND
2015-05-1420713490001ND
2015-05-142071348001ND
2015-05-142071348002ND
2015-05-182072149005ND
2015-05-182072149007ND
2015-05-182072149006ND
2015-05-192072149014ND
2015-05-222073264007ND
2015-05-222073264008ND
2015-05-222073264006ND
2015-05-262073267003ND
2015-05-262073267002ND
2015-07-152083234002ND
2015-07-152083234001ND
2015-08-052087362003ND
2015-08-102088899005ND
2015-08-102088899006ND
2015-08-132089831002ND
2015-08-132089831003ND
2015-08-242091321004ND
2015-08-242091321003ND
2015-08-242091321002ND
2015-08-252091845006ND
2015-08-252091845005ND
2015-11-032106010008ND
2015-11-032106010003ND
2015-11-032106010004ND
2015-11-092106876003ND
2015-11-102108074002ND
2015-11-122108074009ND
2015-11-122108074010ND
2015-11-122108074008ND
2015-11-182108935001ND
2015-11-302111159005ND
2015-11-302111159006ND
2015-11-302111159002ND
2015-11-302111159007ND
2016-02-067020254-05ND
2016-02-082123459009ND
2016-02-102124199003ND
2016-02-222126219005ND
2016-02-222126219004ND
2016-02-222126219003ND
2016-02-232126219014ND
2016-02-232126219013ND
2016-02-232126219015ND
2016-03-092129586001ND
2016-03-292133163002ND
2016-03-292133163003ND
2016-05-042142061003ND
2016-05-052142061017ND
2016-05-172144843007ND
2016-05-182145645009ND
2016-05-182145645007ND
2016-05-182145645005ND
2016-05-182145645011ND
2016-05-182145645006ND
2016-05-192145645012ND
2016-05-312147820006ND
2016-05-312147820005ND
2016-05-312147820007ND
2016-06-082150495004ND
2016-07-062157552001ND
2016-07-062157554001ND
2016-08-052165416002ND
2016-08-052165416004ND
2016-08-092166271006ND
2016-08-092166271005ND
2016-08-092166271007ND
2016-08-152168205001ND
2016-08-232169973001ND
2016-08-262171009002ND
2016-08-262171009009ND
2016-08-262171009004ND
2016-08-262171009003ND
2016-10-052180790002ND
2016-11-012186417009ND
2016-11-012186417008ND
2016-11-012186417007ND
2016-11-012186417006ND
2016-11-022187122008ND
2016-11-022187122003ND
2016-11-022187122005ND
2016-11-032187122013ND
2016-11-152189833006ND
2016-11-152189833008ND
2016-11-152189833007ND
2017-01-137010363-01ND
2017-02-087020323-03ND
2017-02-217020617-06ND
2017-02-217020617-05ND
2017-02-227020695-07ND
2017-02-227020695-06ND
2017-02-227020695ND
2017-05-157060578-02ND
2017-05-167050627-08ND
2017-05-167050627-07ND
2017-05-167050627-06ND
2017-05-177050745-02ND
2017-05-187050745-07ND
2017-05-187050745-11ND
2017-05-187050745-08ND
2017-05-267051020-02ND
2017-05-307051020-04ND
2017-06-124060489-09ND
2017-06-144060579-03ND
2017-07-057070055-01ND
2017-07-057070054-01ND
2017-08-077080360-08ND
2017-08-077080360-07ND
2017-08-077080360-09ND
2017-08-087080356-02ND
2017-08-087080360-13ND
2017-08-227080864-05ND
2017-08-247081009-03ND
2017-08-247080944-05ND
2017-08-247080944-03ND
2017-08-247080944-04ND
2017-08-257081009-05ND
2017-10-027100020-01ND
2017-11-147110666-13ND
2017-11-147110565-02ND
2017-11-157110565-05ND
2017-11-157110563-01ND
2017-11-167110666-11ND
2017-11-167110666-09ND
2017-11-167110666-10ND
2017-11-167110666-01ND
2017-11-177110743-09ND
2017-11-177110743-01ND
2017-11-177110743-02ND
2017-11-287110991-02ND
2018-02-058020230-01ND
2018-02-208020755-04ND
2018-02-208020755-03ND
2018-02-208020755-02ND
2018-02-228020754-03ND
2018-02-228020754-04ND
2018-02-238020753-04ND
2018-02-238020753-03ND
2018-02-238020753-02ND
2018-06-198060853-01ND
2018-08-068080372-04ND
2018-08-068080372-05ND
2018-08-068080372-03ND
2018-08-218080922-01ND
2018-08-218080922-04ND
2018-08-228081081-09ND
2018-08-228081081-04ND
2018-08-228081081-06ND
2018-08-238081082-01END
2018-08-238081082-01FND
2018-08-238081082-01GND
2018-09-178090630-01ND
2018-11-158110666-04ND
2018-11-158110666-03ND
2018-11-158110666-02ND
2018-11-218110942-04ND
2018-11-218110942-02ND
2018-11-288111045-02ND
2018-11-298111169-14ND
2018-12-298111169-09ND
2018-12-298111169-08ND
2018-12-298111169-07ND
2019-01-119010407-01ND
2019-02-199020744-04ND
2019-02-199020744-03ND
2019-02-199020744-02ND
2019-02-209020744-10ND
2019-02-219020828-02ND
2019-02-219020828-03ND
2019-02-219020828-04ND
2019-05-039050196-01ND
2019-05-039050196-04ND
2019-05-039050196-02ND
2019-05-139050573-02ND
2019-05-139050573-01ND
2019-05-149050721-02ND
2019-05-149050721-07ND
2019-05-149050721-05ND
2019-05-299051377-02ND
2019-05-299051377-05ND
2019-08-059080164-02ND
2019-08-069051377-05ND
2019-08-089080497-07ND
2019-08-089080497-03ND
2019-08-089080497-04ND
2019-08-199050721-07ND
2019-08-209050196-02ND
2019-08-209050196-04ND
2019-08-209081072-04ND
2019-08-239081231-05ND
2019-08-239081231-02ND