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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Rhinelander Water & Wastewater

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

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND40ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND40ND
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
2014-04-03778148ND
2014-08-18811140ND
2014-08-18811143ND
2014-08-18811146ND
2015-12-02896389ND
2016-03-15910092ND
2016-06-01924623ND
2016-08-23940828ND
2017-05-23993204ND
2017-05-24993541ND
2017-05-24993545ND
2017-05-24993549ND
2018-06-131061051ND
2019-06-271131189ND