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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Hamburg Municipal Water&sewer Authority

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

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND50ND

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
2018-10-038007563-01ND
2019-03-138017757-01ND
2020-05-2722259097.00ND
2020-08-1922841431.00ND
2021-08-1125064930.00ND
2022-07-0627080640.00ND
2022-07-2727279438.00ND
2022-08-0227279501.00ND
2022-08-1027279459.00ND
2022-08-1027279480.00ND
2023-08-0929542197.00ND
2023-12-0430283894.00ND
2023-12-0430283895.00ND
2023-12-0530283896.00ND
2023-12-0630283893.00ND