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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Shady Harbor Fire District

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-04-241801832-03_TO12ND
2018-04-241801832-01_TO12ND
2018-04-241801832-04_TO12ND
2018-04-241801832-02_TO12ND
2019-04-261901821-03_TO12ND
2020-04-292001792-04_TO12ND
2021-04-122101744-01_TO12ND
2021-04-122101744-02_TO12ND
2021-04-122101744-03_TO12ND
2021-04-122101744-04_TO12ND
2022-04-272201737-04_TO12ND
2023-04-252301874-04_TO12ND