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1,1-Dichloroethylene

North Wales Water Authority

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

 

77

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND120ND
2015ND130ND
2016ND140ND
2017ND130ND
2018ND130ND
2019ND120ND

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
2014-03-0420140745ND
2014-03-1720140959ND
2014-03-1720140958ND
2014-03-1720140966ND
2014-03-1720140965ND
2014-03-1720140964ND
2014-03-1720140963ND
2014-03-1720140962ND
2014-03-1720140961ND
2014-03-1720140960ND
2014-06-1020141963ND
2014-08-0520142640ND
2015-03-1012516864ND
2015-03-1612516759ND
2015-03-1612516843ND
2015-03-1612516822ND
2015-03-1612516801ND
2015-03-1612516780ND
2015-03-1612516738ND
2015-03-1612516717ND
2015-03-1612516696ND
2015-03-1612516675ND
2015-07-0613014446ND
2015-09-1413265886ND
2015-12-0113634669ND
2016-03-0713987494ND
2016-03-1413987431ND
2016-03-1413987473ND
2016-03-1413987452ND
2016-03-1413987410ND
2016-03-1413987389ND
2016-03-1413987368ND
2016-03-1413987347ND
2016-03-1413987326ND
2016-03-1413987305ND
2016-06-0714407375ND
2016-06-2914407402ND
2016-09-0614909851ND
2016-12-0615374019ND
2017-03-1615797862ND
2017-05-0116096368ND
2017-05-0116096347ND
2017-05-0116096284ND
2017-05-0116096452ND
2017-05-0116096305ND
2017-05-0116096431ND
2017-05-0116096410ND
2017-05-0116096326ND
2017-05-0116096389ND
2017-06-0616259053ND
2017-09-0516728653ND
2017-12-0517163815ND
2018-03-1220180936ND
2018-03-1220180937ND
2018-03-1220180935ND
2018-03-1220180938ND
2018-03-1220180934ND
2018-03-1220180939ND
2018-03-1220180933ND
2018-03-1220180940ND
2018-03-1220180932ND
2018-03-1320180956ND
2018-06-0520182148ND
2018-09-0420183373ND
2018-12-1820184775ND
2019-03-0520190857ND
2019-03-1220190961ND
2019-03-1220190960ND
2019-03-1220190962ND
2019-03-1220190959ND
2019-03-1220190963ND
2019-03-1220190958ND
2019-03-1220190964ND
2019-03-1220190957ND
2019-03-1220190956ND
2019-09-0320193443ND
2019-12-0320194748ND