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1,1-Dichloroethylene

K Estates Water System

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
2018-10-04AE42709ND
2018-10-04AE42713ND
2019-10-17AE86933ND
2019-10-17AE86935ND
2020-10-15AF30900ND
2020-10-15AF30902ND
2021-09-16AF70176ND
2021-09-16AF70178ND
2022-08-23AG10524ND
2022-08-23AG10542ND
2023-09-06AG55137ND
2023-09-06AG55139ND