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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Battle Ground Water Department

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

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND20ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-04-10ND
2018-07-18ND
2019-05-21ND
2019-11-07ND
2021-06-234188694ND
2021-10-194194906ND
2022-05-314292477ND
2022-05-314292478ND
2022-06-294303896ND
2022-10-274370656ND
2023-06-074473915ND
2023-07-184488413ND
2023-12-054570035ND