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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Earlysville Forest

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

 

12

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
2014ND10ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
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
2014-07-021407522-02A-VND
2015-08-1700281-REI CONSULND
2015-08-2600281-REI CONSULND
2016-03-1516031913-02AND
2016-04-1916042030-01AND
2016-07-2716073032-02AND
2016-11-081611493-02A-VND
2017-01-1717011700-04AND
2017-07-2417073283-03AND
2018-01-1718012010-04AND
2018-08-2118H0962-03ND
2019-01-1619A0886-04ND