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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

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

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26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND60ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-04-15E140305888ND
2014-04-15E140305885ND
2014-04-15E140305881ND
2014-04-15E140305882ND
2015-06-02VA010-DCLSND
2015-06-02VA010-DCLSND
2015-06-02VA010-DCLSND
2015-06-02VA010-DCLSND
2016-04-12E160305289ND
2016-04-12E160305275ND
2016-04-12E160305301ND
2016-04-12E160305279ND
2017-05-23E170301632ND
2017-05-23E170301633ND
2017-05-23E170301630ND
2017-05-23E170301626ND
2018-04-23E180307252ND
2018-08-22E180700419ND
2018-12-19E181001665ND
2018-12-27E181206857ND
2018-12-27E181206858ND
2018-12-27E181206859ND
2019-04-08E190308185ND
2019-08-21E190607897ND
2019-11-13E191004917ND
2019-11-13E191004918ND