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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Lca Heidelberg Heights Div

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

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-02-1814012375-01ND
2014-04-1514032295-01ND
2014-04-1514032288-01ND
2014-04-2914042782-01ND
2014-04-2914042782-02ND
2015-03-1612550065ND
2016-04-1914297156ND
2016-04-1914147809ND
2017-04-1815985061ND
2017-04-1815985107ND
2017-04-1815985084ND
2018-04-188040485-01ND
2019-04-159034287-01ND