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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Mills Road Municipal Utility 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
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-09-13AE40046ND
2018-09-13AE40056ND
2019-09-12AE83276ND
2019-09-12AE83286ND
2020-04-29AF08725ND
2020-08-04AF21850ND
2021-08-11AF65871ND
2021-08-11AF65885ND
2022-02-14AF84618ND
2022-02-14AF84624ND
2023-10-05AG58615ND
2023-10-05AG58619ND