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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Riverwalk Subdivision

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

 

15

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
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

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
2015-06-11AC95636ND
2015-06-11AC95634ND
2016-12-13AD61904ND
2016-12-13AD61918ND
2017-06-07AD86775ND
2017-08-09AD92556ND
2017-10-11AE00406ND
2017-10-11AE00400ND
2017-10-11AE00398ND
2018-01-22AE09581ND
2018-01-22AE09589ND
2018-01-22AE09591ND
2019-11-25AE90394ND
2019-11-25AE90408ND
2019-11-25AE90392ND