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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Verona Special Utility District

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

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-04-24Q1413364002ND
2015-07-08Q1526282002ND
2015-07-08Q1526282005ND
2016-03-31Q1612983011ND
2016-03-31Q1612983013ND
2016-03-31Q1612983015ND
2016-09-13Q1637197001ND
2016-11-28Q1651668002ND
2017-08-29Q1739687012ND
2017-08-29Q1739687005ND
2018-11-26Q1847648002ND
2018-11-26Q1847648003ND
2019-03-18Q1911124011ND
2019-03-18Q1911124013ND
2019-03-18Q1911124014ND