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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Urbana City PWS

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

 

75

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND140ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND140ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND70ND

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
2014-01-13A140133287ND
2014-01-13A140165330ND
2014-01-13A140133286ND
2014-04-14A140176306ND
2014-04-14A140186896ND
2014-04-14A140176305ND
2014-06-16A140176309ND
2014-07-21A140076681ND
2014-07-21A140076680ND
2014-07-21A140183351ND
2014-11-10A140191061ND
2014-11-10A140191062ND
2014-11-10A140191063ND
2014-12-15A140213594ND
2015-01-12A150263181ND
2015-02-23A150213593ND
2015-02-23A150217419ND
2015-02-23A150217418ND
2015-04-06A150213592ND
2015-04-20A150231774ND
2015-04-20A150231771ND
2015-06-08A150285249ND
2015-07-27A150191066ND
2015-07-27A150319782ND
2015-07-27A150319781ND
2015-09-14A150231777ND
2015-10-12A150331561ND
2015-10-12A150331563ND
2015-10-12A150331562ND
2015-11-23A150331829ND
2016-01-04A160338012ND
2016-01-04A160338001ND
2016-01-10A160338004ND
2016-01-10A160338005ND
2016-04-04A160285247ND
2016-04-04A160319777ND
2016-04-04A160338007ND
2016-04-18A160285251ND
2016-07-05A160374796ND
2016-07-11A160374801ND
2016-07-11A160374800ND
2016-07-18A160399647ND
2016-10-17A160374797ND
2016-10-17A160374804ND
2016-10-17A160374805ND
2016-11-07A160453202ND
2017-01-23A170474812ND
2017-01-23A170474811ND
2017-01-23A170469461ND
2017-03-06A170474817ND
2017-04-17A170476837ND
2017-04-17A170476838ND
2017-04-17A170474821ND
2017-04-24A170487461ND
2017-07-10A170487458ND
2017-07-10A170451951ND
2017-07-10A170487462ND
2017-09-05A170487467ND
2017-11-13A170512254ND
2017-11-13A170512255ND
2018-02-26A180570897ND
2018-03-05A180570900ND
2018-05-21A180600455ND
2018-06-18A180600452ND
2018-08-20A180570893ND
2018-08-27A180600449ND
2018-11-128K01359-01ND
2018-12-038L00023-01ND
2019-02-259B02771-01ND
2019-02-259B02773-01ND
2019-04-239D02902-01ND
2019-04-239D02936-01ND
2019-06-249F03503-01ND
2019-08-269H03995-01ND
2019-08-269H03995-03ND