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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

SJWD Middle Tyger WTP

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND20ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-05-13AD39799ND
2014-05-13AD39842ND
2015-05-05AD54896ND
2016-06-15AD77346ND
2016-12-13AD87058ND
2017-04-26AD93225ND
2017-06-15AD96073ND
2018-05-02AE11609ND
2018-06-20AE14002ND
2019-05-16AE30554ND
2019-06-19AE32288ND