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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Palmer Center Ugarc

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

 

21

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND30ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND40ND

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
2015-05-26EHS150004737101-ND
2015-08-0508051560ND
2015-11-04GC152151ND
2016-02-0302031642ND
2016-04-0604061656ND
2016-05-11AU161012ND
2016-07-2607261604ND
2016-10-05UG163535ND
2017-01-11UG170070ND
2017-05-10UG170950ND
2017-08-080808716ND
2017-10-18101817441ND
2018-01-10UG180098POCND
2018-05-09PC180872ND
2018-08-0108011820POCND
2018-08-13EHS1800035918POCND
2018-10-09PC182388ND
2019-01-07PC190059ND
2019-04-24WD190998ND
2019-07-1707171903ND
2019-10-1410151907ND