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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Spring City Water System

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

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND20ND
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 Result
2014-01-23ND
2014-04-23ND
2014-07-22ND
2014-11-24ND
2015-01-21ND
2015-05-12ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-12-22ND
2016-01-27ND
2016-04-19ND
2016-06-28ND
2016-09-28ND
2016-12-20ND
2017-03-23ND
2017-08-14ND
2018-09-19ND
2019-07-30ND