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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Albany

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-11-071885543-VND
2018-11-071885352-VND
2019-11-211986533-VND
2019-11-211986534-VND
2020-09-172062292-VND
2020-09-172062293-VND
2021-08-252161952-VND
2021-08-252161951ND
2022-06-1522-39290-VND
2022-06-1522-39289-VND
2023-08-1423-48625-VND
2023-08-1423-48626-VND