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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Aqua Pa West Chester

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

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND20ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND30ND
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
2014-02-20AE24207ND
2014-10-09AE52330ND
2015-02-0512396967ND
2015-03-1912510522ND
2015-06-0312876151ND
2016-01-0713747770ND
2016-09-2814900777ND
2016-09-2814900756ND
2017-06-2116251172ND
2017-09-2116720899ND
2017-12-2017155887ND
2018-01-29AF74444ND
2018-02-22AF77012ND
2018-03-22AF78070ND
2019-03-06AG10280ND
2019-03-06AG10262ND
2019-03-06AG10272ND
2019-03-07AG10725ND