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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Bellaire

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
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 Lab ID Result
2015-01-20AC76762ND
2015-01-20AC76768ND
2016-01-12AD17574ND
2016-04-06AD32081ND
2017-01-18AD65361ND
2017-01-18AD65397ND
2018-01-24AE10238ND
2018-04-09AE21694ND
2019-01-15AE49865ND
2019-01-15AE49837ND
2019-04-02AE60887ND
2019-07-10AE73926ND