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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Rayburn Country 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
2018-06-12AE29516ND
2018-06-12AE29518ND
2019-02-19AE54862ND
2019-02-19AE54890ND
2020-07-23AF20476ND
2020-07-23AF20478ND
2021-01-13AF39180ND
2021-01-13AF39182ND
2022-03-29AF90979ND
2022-03-29AF90983ND
2023-02-16AG29341ND
2023-02-16AG29343ND