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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Brenham

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
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND40ND
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
2014-09-23AC67921ND
2015-09-11AD06912ND
2016-02-23AD25094ND
2016-05-16AD36823ND
2016-09-12AD48866ND
2016-10-24AD54400ND
2017-01-25AD66848ND
2018-01-30AE11301ND
2019-01-28AE51642ND