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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Guymon

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

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND90ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
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
2014-03-1106545ND
2014-05-1406877ND
2015-05-20055011.001ND
2015-08-12060979.004ND
2015-08-12060979.003ND
2015-08-12060979.002ND
2015-08-12060979.001ND
2015-09-01063100.003ND
2015-09-01063100.004ND
2015-09-01063100.002ND
2015-09-01063100.001ND
2016-09-20SDWA-1072180-00ND
2017-09-12SDWA-1192010-00ND
2018-01-09SDWA-1226132-00ND
2019-08-20BH20077-01ND
2019-11-04BK05134-01ND
2019-11-04BK05134-03ND
2019-11-04BK05134-02ND