Menu

EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

Donate

1,1-Dichloroethylene

Mobile County Water and Fire Pro Authority

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

MORE ABOUT THIS CONTAMINANT

 

25

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND80ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND170ND

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
2016-03-14160315025-3ND
2016-03-14160315025-4ND
2016-03-14160315025-5ND
2016-03-14160315025-1ND
2016-03-14160315025-2ND
2016-06-13160614031-3ND
2016-06-13160614031-2ND
2016-06-13160614031-1ND
2019-03-1219030352-001AND
2019-06-1020107721003_IVOCND
2019-06-1020107721002_IVOCND
2019-06-1020107721007_IVOCND
2019-06-1020107721006_IVOCND
2019-06-1020107721004_IVOCND
2019-06-1020107721001_IVOCND
2019-06-1020107721005_IVOCND
2019-08-0920116619001_IVOCND
2019-09-1120121332001_IVOCND
2019-09-1120121332002_IVOCND
2019-09-1120121332004_IVOCND
2019-09-1120121332005_IVOCND
2019-09-1120121332003_IVOCND
2019-09-1120121332006_IVOCND
2019-09-1120121332007_IVOCND
2019-12-1120134449001_IVOCND