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1,1-Dichloroethylene

West Harris County Municipal Utility District 15

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
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
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
2014-12-22AC75661ND
2014-12-22AC75659ND
2015-08-04AD02361ND
2015-08-04AD02357ND
2016-02-01AD21063ND
2016-02-01AD21097ND
2017-01-24AD66468ND
2017-03-21AD76063ND
2018-03-05AE16632ND
2018-03-05AE16636ND
2019-01-28AE51688ND
2019-04-23AE63390ND