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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Western Virginia Water Authority

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

 

55

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND130ND
2015ND140ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND70ND
2019ND80ND

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
2014-03-111403D47-01AND
2014-05-131405H20-03AND
2014-05-131405H20-04AND
2014-05-131405H20-05AND
2014-06-201406P60-03A-VND
2014-06-201406Q76-01A-VND
2014-06-251406T89-04A-VND
2014-06-251406T82-04A-VND
2014-08-051408684-06AND
2014-08-051408684-04AND
2014-08-051408684-03AND
2014-11-191411Q57-01A-VND
2014-12-091412F38-01A-VND
2015-03-1800281-REI CONSULND
2015-05-2600281-REI CONSULND
2015-05-2600281-REI CONSULND
2015-05-2600281-REI CONSULND
2015-06-0800281-REI CONSULND
2015-06-0800281-REI CONSULND
2015-06-0900281-REI CONSULND
2015-06-1000281-REI CONSULND
2015-06-3000281-REI CONSULND
2015-08-0600281-REI CONSULND
2015-08-0600281-REI CONSULND
2015-09-0900281-REI CONSULND
2015-09-1000281-REI CONSULND
2015-11-3000281-REI CONSULND
2016-03-0916031286-01AND
2016-03-0916031286-04AND
2016-05-1716052192-09AND
2016-05-1716052006-03AND
2016-05-1716052192-03AND
2016-05-1716052192-06AND
2016-06-2116062938-02AND
2016-06-2116062938-01AND
2017-06-1417062174-06AND
2017-06-1417062174-09AND
2017-06-1417062174-03AND
2017-06-1417062174-12AND
2017-11-2917120106-01AND
2018-04-2618043360-03AND
2018-04-2618043366-03AND
2018-04-2618043375-03AND
2018-05-2218053225-02AND
2018-05-2318053225-01AND
2018-08-0818081489-02AND
2018-08-2818084251-02AND
2019-02-0519020667-07AND
2019-02-0619020667-04AND
2019-04-0919041417-04AND
2019-05-2019052753-03AND
2019-05-2019052753-11AND
2019-06-0419061004-02AND
2019-06-0419061005-01AND
2019-11-184491916ND