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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Crown Ranch Subdivision

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

 

8

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
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND40ND

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
2015-03-31AC86775ND
2016-01-11AD17326ND
2017-08-14AD92943ND
2018-06-14AE30058ND
2019-01-16AE50150ND
2019-04-16AE62572ND
2019-08-21AE79910ND
2019-12-09AE91676ND