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Vinyl chloride

Shorewood Hills Waterworks

NOTE: Shorewood Hills Waterworks purchases water from Madison Water Utility which is required to test for vinyl chloride. Sample information shown below was taken by Madison Water Utility.

Vinyl chloride is a known human carcinogen used for production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics. Discharges from plastics manufacturing can contaminate drinking water with vinyl chloride. Read More.

Exposure to vinyl chloride increases the risk of cancer and can damage the liver and nervous system. The California public health goal of 0.05 parts per billion, set to protect against cancer, is 40 times lower than the amount allowed by the federal government, which is a Maximum Contaminant Level of 2 parts per billion.

Plastic pipes made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and chlorinated PVC (CPVC) are widely used for drinking water distribution lines and internal plumbing, raising concern about vinyl chloride contamination of drinking water. A study published in 2011 by Ryan Walter of Cornell University School of Civil and Environmental Engineering suggested that small amounts of vinyl chloride can leach from PVC pipes. Vinyl chloride can also form in the pipes as a result of water disinfection with chlorine.

In an assessment completed in 2000, California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment stated that drinking water is not a significant source of exposure to vinyl chloride for the general population.

Click here to read more about carcinogenic VOCs.

 

185

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.05 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.05 ppb for vinyl chloride was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 2 ppb

The legal limit for vinyl chloride, established in 1987, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to vinyl chloride exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Shorewood Hills Waterworks purchases water from Madison Water Utility which is required to test for vinyl chloride. Sample information shown below was taken by Madison Water Utility.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-161037644ND
2018-01-161037645ND
2018-01-161037642ND
2018-01-161037643ND
2018-01-161037638ND
2018-01-161037640ND
2018-01-161037647ND
2018-01-171037648ND
2018-03-131044935ND
2018-04-163917834ND
2018-04-163917839ND
2018-04-163917837ND
2018-04-173917838ND
2018-04-173917835ND
2018-04-173917836ND
2018-07-173992315ND
2018-07-173992318ND
2018-07-173992319ND
2018-07-173992310ND
2018-07-173992317ND
2018-07-173992320ND
2018-07-173992316ND
2018-08-094018081ND
2018-09-111079452ND
2018-09-111079446ND
2018-09-111079449ND
2018-10-164091676ND
2018-10-164091677ND
2018-10-164091678ND
2018-10-164091675ND
2018-10-174093738ND
2018-10-174093739ND
2018-10-174093740ND
2019-01-161101627ND
2019-01-161101623ND
2019-03-111109100ND
2019-03-111109102ND
2019-03-111109101ND
2019-03-111109103ND
2019-04-161115411ND
2019-04-161115494ND
2019-04-161115486ND
2019-04-161115414ND
2019-04-161115492ND
2019-04-161115484ND
2019-07-151134797ND
2019-07-151134799ND
2019-07-151134798ND
2019-07-151134800ND
2019-07-151134801ND
2019-07-161134803ND
2019-07-161134802ND
2019-07-181135762ND
2019-10-141155272ND
2019-10-141155276ND
2019-10-141155275ND
2019-10-151155273ND
2019-10-151155274ND
2020-01-211170656ND
2020-01-211170655ND
2020-01-211170657ND
2020-01-221170665ND
2020-01-221170664ND
2020-01-221170661ND
2020-01-221170660ND
2020-01-221170658ND
2020-01-221170662ND
2020-01-221170654ND
2020-01-221170659ND
2020-01-221170663ND
2020-04-211184733ND
2020-04-211184740ND
2020-04-211184735ND
2020-04-211184734ND
2020-04-211184742ND
2020-04-211184737ND
2020-04-211184741ND
2020-04-211184736ND
2020-04-221184732ND
2020-04-221184743ND
2020-04-221184739ND
2020-04-221184738ND
2020-04-221184744ND
2020-07-141199804ND
2020-07-141199805ND
2020-07-141199806ND
2020-07-141199808ND
2020-07-151199803ND
2020-07-151199807ND
2020-07-151199809ND
2020-07-151199810ND
2020-10-121222002ND
2020-10-121222003ND
2020-10-121221999ND
2020-10-121222000ND
2020-10-121222001ND
2020-10-121222004ND
2021-01-191237071ND
2021-01-191237072ND
2021-01-191237073ND
2021-01-191237074ND
2021-01-191237075ND
2021-01-201237076ND
2021-01-201237077ND
2021-04-191249922ND
2021-04-191249926ND
2021-04-201249923ND
2021-04-201249924ND
2021-04-201249925ND
2021-05-261256444ND
2021-06-141259488ND
2021-07-191266327ND
2021-07-191266333ND
2021-07-191266334ND
2021-07-191266332ND
2021-07-201266328ND
2021-07-201266330ND
2021-07-201266331ND
2021-10-121284247ND
2021-10-121284250ND
2021-10-121284246ND
2021-10-121284245ND
2021-10-121284248ND
2021-10-121284249ND
2022-01-181296671ND
2022-01-181296674ND
2022-01-181296680ND
2022-01-181296681ND
2022-01-181296673ND
2022-02-081299100ND
2022-04-191309042ND
2022-04-191309044ND
2022-04-191309045ND
2022-04-191309046ND
2022-04-191309047ND
2022-04-191309043ND
2022-07-181324516ND
2022-07-181324510ND
2022-07-181324511ND
2022-07-181324513ND
2022-07-181324514ND
2022-07-191324509ND
2022-07-191324518ND
2022-10-181344593ND
2022-10-181344596ND
2022-10-181344595ND
2022-10-181344594ND
2022-10-181344597ND
2022-10-181344592ND
2023-02-20CB01715-01ND
2023-02-20CB01715-05ND
2023-02-20CB01715-02ND
2023-02-20CB01715-03ND
2023-02-20CB01715-10ND
2023-02-20CB01715-04ND
2023-04-17CB03841-01ND
2023-04-17CB03841-02ND
2023-04-17CB03841-06ND
2023-04-17CB03841-07ND
2023-04-17CB03841-05ND
2023-04-17CB03841-03ND
2023-04-17CB03841-04ND
2023-04-18CB03934-01ND
2023-04-18CB03934-05ND
2023-04-18CB03934-02ND
2023-04-18CB03934-04ND
2023-04-18CB03934-03ND
2023-07-17CB08166-05ND
2023-07-17CB08166-09ND
2023-07-17CB08166-11ND
2023-07-17CB08166-12ND
2023-07-17CB08166-01ND
2023-07-17CB08166-02ND
2023-07-17CB08166-06ND
2023-07-17CB08166-10ND
2023-07-17CB08166-03ND
2023-07-17CB08166-08ND
2023-07-17CB08166-07ND
2023-07-18CB08166-04ND
2023-08-16CB09858-09ND
2023-10-16CB12821-01ND
2023-10-16CB12821-02ND
2023-10-16CB12822-01ND
2023-10-16CB12822-02ND
2023-10-16CB12822-03ND