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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Lawrence

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

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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
2014ND60ND
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND20ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND70ND

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
2014-02-12FEB2014-VOCND
2014-02-12FEB-14-VOCND
2014-05-21MAY2014-VOCND
2014-05-21MAY-14-VOCND
2014-08-13AUG2014-VOCND
2014-08-13AUG-14-VOCND
2015-05-06MAY2015-VOCND
2015-05-06MAY-15-VOCND
2017-05-302017-05-30-TP002ND
2017-05-302017-05-30-TP001ND
2018-02-142018-02-14-TP001ND
2018-02-14201-02-14-TP002TND
2018-05-102018-05-10-TP002ND
2018-05-102018-05-10-TP001ND
2018-08-152018-11-01-TP002ND
2018-08-152018-11-01-TP001ND
2018-08-152018-08-15-TP002ND
2018-08-152018-08-15-TP001ND
2019-02-142019-02-14 VOC TND
2019-02-142019-02-14 VOC TND
2019-05-142019-05-14-VOC-TND
2019-05-142019-05-14-VOC TND
2019-08-072019-08-07-VOC TND
2019-08-082019-08-07-VOC-TND
2019-11-182019-11-18-VOC-TND