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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Cameron

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

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-08-21AE37897ND
2019-07-01AE72856ND
2020-07-01AF17684ND
2020-11-19AF35176ND
2021-01-13AF39164ND
2021-06-02AF56257ND
2021-07-29AF63943ND
2022-01-27AF82250ND
2023-03-07Q2309830001ND