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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Tennessee American Water

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

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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 Result
2014-02-04ND
2014-05-14ND
2014-11-11ND
2015-04-08ND
2015-07-07ND
2015-10-06ND
2016-01-19ND
2016-04-11ND
2016-07-13ND
2016-10-13ND
2017-01-10ND
2017-04-17ND
2017-07-11ND
2017-10-09ND
2018-01-15ND
2018-04-03ND
2018-07-09ND
2018-10-02ND
2019-01-07ND
2019-04-02ND
2019-07-01ND
2019-10-01ND