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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Capital Region Water

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

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
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
2018-12-108094481-01ND
2019-11-159094801-01ND
2019-12-129094800-01ND
2020-11-1823488848.00ND
2020-12-1523664976.00ND
2021-07-2124970903.00ND
2021-11-1625717633.00ND
2022-07-1327182889.00ND
2022-11-0327952091.00ND
2023-07-1829445892.00ND
2023-10-3130023354.00ND