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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Shakopee

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

 

36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND100ND
2016ND130ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND90ND
2019ND40ND

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
2015-04-2115D1489-02ND
2015-04-2115D1493-01ND
2015-04-2115D1493-02ND
2015-04-2115D1493-03ND
2015-04-2115D1493-04ND
2015-04-2115D1498-01ND
2015-04-2115D1498-02ND
2015-04-2115D1498-03ND
2015-04-2115D1498-04ND
2015-04-2115D1489-01ND
2016-05-313460717ND
2016-05-313461140ND
2016-05-313461131ND
2016-05-313461109ND
2016-05-313461101ND
2016-05-313460709ND
2016-05-313460677ND
2016-05-313460653ND
2016-05-313460637ND
2016-05-313460545ND
2016-05-313460537ND
2016-05-313460701ND
2016-08-1616H1750-03ND
2018-06-2218F1696-01ND
2018-06-2218F1696-02ND
2018-09-2618I1546-04ND
2018-09-2618I1550-03ND
2018-09-2618I1550-02ND
2018-09-2618I1550-01ND
2018-09-2618I1548-02ND
2018-09-2818I1545-01ND
2018-12-1018L0357-01ND
2019-03-0819C0360-01ND
2019-05-0919E0750-02ND
2019-08-2819H2525-01ND
2019-08-2819H2525-02ND