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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Toledo Village Water Supply Corporation

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
2014ND10ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-11-18AC72350ND
2015-09-09AD06245ND
2015-09-09AD06251ND
2016-03-30AD31184ND
2016-03-30AD31168ND
2017-09-13AD96287ND
2017-09-13AD96281ND
2018-08-02AE35560ND
2018-08-02AE35556ND
2019-03-21AE59468ND
2019-03-21AE59470ND