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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

South Mesa Water Company

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

 

16

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

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
2016-08-023761-003-0750ND
2016-08-023761-004-0810ND
2016-08-023761-006-0830ND
2016-08-023761-008-0905ND
2016-08-023761-009-0920ND
2016-08-023761-010-0945ND
2016-08-023761-013-0845ND
2016-08-023761-022-1005ND
2019-08-123761-003-0930ND
2019-08-123761-004-0945ND
2019-08-123761-006-1000ND
2019-08-123761-008-1020ND
2019-08-123761-009-1030ND
2019-08-123761-013-1015ND
2019-08-123761-022-1110ND
2019-09-303761-010-1050ND