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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Columbia Water Company

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-04-142001681001ND
2015-04-1312723005ND
2016-04-0414073911ND
2017-02-1615762008ND
2017-02-1615762032ND
2017-04-1016058770ND
2018-04-022306480001ND
2019-04-109042204-01ND