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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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1,1-Dichloroethylene

City of Hearne

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

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND60ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
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
2014-07-30AC61547ND
2014-07-30AC61543ND
2015-01-20AC76832ND
2015-01-20AC76828ND
2015-01-20AC76834ND
2015-05-04AC90351ND
2015-06-25AC97471ND
2015-08-21AD04926ND
2016-02-03AD21876ND
2016-02-03AD21872ND
2016-08-23AD47463ND
2016-08-23AD47459ND
2017-08-30AD94507ND
2017-08-30AD94501ND
2017-08-30AD94509ND
2017-09-26AD98007ND
2018-06-21AE31007ND
2018-06-21AE30999ND
2018-06-21AE31005ND
2018-06-21AE31001ND
2019-05-16AE66873ND
2019-05-16AE66875ND
2019-05-16AE66871ND
2019-05-16AE66869ND