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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Peetz, Town of

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
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

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 Result
2014-09-17ND
2015-07-22ND
2016-03-21ND
2016-09-07ND
2016-11-17ND
2017-01-19ND
2017-05-11ND
2017-05-11ND
2017-09-20ND
2018-02-13ND
2018-12-13ND
2019-03-27ND
2019-03-27ND