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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Bcwsa New Hope

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

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-05-108043140-02ND
2018-05-108043140-03ND
2019-03-279002935-01ND
2019-03-279002936-01ND
2020-03-0921833912.00ND
2020-03-0921833936.00ND
2020-11-1723350016.00ND
2021-03-0824046651.00ND
2021-03-0824046600.00ND
2022-03-1426275784.00ND
2022-03-1826275611.00ND
2023-03-1328688358.00ND
2023-05-0828885891.00ND
2023-07-2829289283.00ND