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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Sheridan

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

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-08-12S1408213-001 VND
2014-08-12S1408212-001 VND
2015-08-12S1508197-001 VND
2015-08-12S1508197-002 VND
2016-08-17S1608313-001 VND
2016-08-17S1608313-002 VND
2017-08-23S1708395-001 VND
2017-08-23S1708395-003 VND
2018-08-21S1808350-002 VND
2018-08-21S1808350-001 VND