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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Wellsburg, City Of

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

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND50ND

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
2019-08-19M19-28116-03ND
2020-03-03M20-14668-01ND
2020-03-03M20-14668-01ND
2020-04-09M20-17650-01ND
2020-08-05M20-27568-01ND
2020-11-05M20-35836-01ND
2021-03-15M21-15500-01ND
2021-05-24M21-20987-01ND
2021-08-05M21-28224-01ND
2021-11-16M21-37604-01ND
2022-05-03M22-20781-01ND
2022-08-10M22-31283-01ND
2023-02-132305102-01ND
2023-06-072319754-01ND
2023-09-062333450-01ND
2023-10-112338475-01ND
2023-11-292344286-01ND