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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Tolar

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
2018-08-02Q1830780001ND
2018-08-02Q1830780003ND
2019-08-26Q1959151003ND
2019-08-26Q1959151005ND
2020-08-12Q2032138001ND
2020-08-12Q2032138003ND
2021-06-07Q2114601005ND
2021-06-07Q2114601007ND
2022-06-20Q2216937001ND
2022-06-20Q2216937003ND
2023-05-10Q2317956005ND
2023-05-10Q2317956007ND