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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Town North Village Water System

1,1-Dichloroethylene is used for plastics production. It damages DNA and causes cancer in laboratory animal studies.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
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
2018-05-09Q1819091005ND
2018-05-09Q1819091013ND
2019-06-05Q1932448005ND
2019-06-05Q1932448007ND
2020-03-19Q2012064001ND
2021-06-03Q2114439003ND
2021-08-10Q2121174005ND
2022-01-31Q2203435003ND
2022-01-31Q2203435005ND
2023-02-22Q2307453004ND
2023-02-22Q2307453007ND