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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Abilene

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

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND30ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-09-10AC66595ND
2014-09-10AC66599ND
2014-09-10AC66597ND
2015-07-21AD00409ND
2015-07-21AD00403ND
2015-07-21AD00401ND
2016-07-28AD46178ND
2016-07-28AD46176ND
2017-07-20Q1729955015ND
2017-07-20Q1729955006ND
2017-07-20Q1729955013ND
2018-08-08Q1831781013ND
2018-08-08Q1831781010ND
2018-08-08Q1831781003ND
2019-08-07Q1951863014ND
2019-08-07Q1951863018ND
2019-08-07Q1951863016ND