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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethane

Perkasie Regional Authority

1,1-Dichloroethane is used in industrial chemical synthesis; in plastics, paint, varnish and finish removers; and as a pesticide. It can cause cancer.

 

53

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND100ND
2014ND110ND
2015ND110ND
2016ND110ND
2017ND100ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 3 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 3 ppb for 1,1-dichloroethane was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2013-03-26201303270206AMND
2013-03-26201303270196AMND
2013-03-26201303270202AMND
2013-03-26201303270200AMND
2013-03-26201303270232AMND
2013-09-24201309250098AMND
2013-09-24201309250056AMND
2013-09-24201309250043AMND
2013-09-24201309250047AMND
2013-09-24201309250180AMND
2014-03-11L2515685-1ND
2014-03-11L2515685-2ND
2014-06-10L5101092-11ND
2014-06-10L5101092-12ND
2014-09-09L5170431-1ND
2014-09-09L5170431-5ND
2014-09-09L5170431-4ND
2014-09-09L5170431-2ND
2014-09-09L5170431-3ND
2014-12-09L5292845-2ND
2014-12-09L5292845-1ND
2015-03-1012501689ND
2015-03-1012501743ND
2015-06-0912867732ND
2015-06-0912867678ND
2015-09-0813250326ND
2015-09-0813250272ND
2015-09-0813250164ND
2015-09-0813250218ND
2015-09-0813250110ND
2015-12-0813619647ND
2015-12-0813619701ND
2016-03-0813972745ND
2016-03-0813972797ND
2016-06-0714389062ND
2016-06-0714389114ND
2016-09-1314889460ND
2016-09-1314889564ND
2016-09-1314889512ND
2016-09-1314889668ND
2016-09-1314889616ND
2016-12-0615356022ND
2016-12-0615356074ND
2017-03-0715780128ND
2017-03-0715780180ND
2017-06-0616240753ND
2017-06-0616240805ND
2017-09-0516710914ND
2017-09-0516710966ND
2017-09-0516711018ND
2017-09-0516711070ND
2017-12-0517146861ND
2017-12-0517146809ND