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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Suffolk

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

 

6

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
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
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
2014-07-0914-10306-VOCND
2015-07-09460013-JAMES R.ND
2016-07-0716-12066-VOCND
2017-07-0617-11698-VOCND
2018-07-0518-13374-VOCND
2019-07-1519-12457VOCND