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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Oakwood Water System

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-04-15AC50587ND
2015-10-14AD10637ND
2016-01-26AD20078ND
2016-05-23AD37761ND
2016-09-20AD50399ND
2017-09-21AD97395ND
2018-06-18AE30226ND
2019-07-09AE73703ND