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Status: Unregulated - EPA has not established a maximum legal limit in tapwater for this contaminant. Bromochloroacetic acid is a disinfection by-product. No information on potential health impacts for Bromochloroacetic acid was
identified in standard government and academic sources. [read more] Sources of Bromochloroacetic acid:  | Water Treatment and Distribution Byproducts (pipes and fixtures, treatment chemicals and byproducts) |
An Environmental Working Group analysis of Bromochloroacetic acid tests reported by 898 public water suppliers in 16 states shows that between 1998 and 2003, 12.5 million people in 558 communities drank water contaminated with Bromochloroacetic acid. No health-based limit has been established by the federal government.Bromochloroacetic acid remains unregulated in tap water, without a maximum legal limit. Exposure Summary 12,521,375 | People drinking water contaminated with Bromochloroacetic acid | 558 | Communities served water contaminated with Bromochloroacetic acid |
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Table. Bromochloroacetic acid Exposure by State12.5 million Americans in 14 states were served tap water contaminated with Bromochloroacetic acid between 1998 and 2003. | State | Water suppliers with Bromochloroacetic acid contamination |
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| Systems | Population |
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| Arkansas | 218 | 2,448,314 | | Minnesota | 52 | 2,118,025 | | Michigan | 66 | 1,722,957 | | Oklahoma | 35 | 1,613,030 | | Missouri | 111 | 1,244,936 | | California | 22 | 1,029,772 | | Nebraska | 17 | 895,960 | | Florida | 10 | 467,629 | | Nevada | 5 | 464,388 | | Delaware | 1 | 200,000 | | Montana | 16 | 172,778 | | New Mexico | 3 | 130,001 | | Illinois | 1 | 13,535 | | Alaska | 1 | 50 | | Total | 558 | 12,521,375 |
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Table. The most polluted communities12.5 million Americans in 558 communities were served tap water contaminated with Bromochloroacetic acid between 1998 and 2003 Ranked by highest average Bromochloroacetic acid level | Rank | System
| Population Served
| Positive test results of total reported tests
| Average Level
(Range) |
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| 1 | Village of Palm Springs Water
Palm Springs, FL | 32,467 | 1 of 1 | 41.57 ppb
(41.57 to 41.57 ppb) | | 2 | Boonville
Boonville, MO | 8,202 | 9 of 11 | 21.22 ppb
(0 to 123 ppb) | | 3 | Lexington - Us Water Company
Kansas City, MO | 5,200 | 10 of 10 | 16.58 ppb
(9.88 to 28.6 ppb) | | 4 | Brinkley Waterworks
Brinkley, AR | 8,317 | 3 of 3 | 16.33 ppb
(14.8 to 18.9 ppb) | | 5 | Lakeside Water Association
Taylor, AR | 1,369 | 1 of 1 | 14.9 ppb
(14.9 to 14.9 ppb) | | 6 | Wood Dale
Wood Dale, IL | 13,535 | 1 of 1 | 14.8 ppb
(14.8 to 14.8 ppb) | | 7 | Marion County Reg Water District
Bull Shoals, AR | 8,492 | 4 of 4 | 13.2 ppb
(5.7 to 19 ppb) | | 8 | Glasgow
Glasgow, MO | 1,295 | 10 of 11 | 11.72 ppb
(0 to 22.8 ppb) | | 9 | Ramona Municipal Water Department
Ramona, CA | 34,822 | 5 of 5 | 11.66 ppb
(7.3 to 14 ppb) | | 10 | Little River Co Rda
Foreman, AR | 6,053 | 7 of 7 | 11.43 ppb
(6.6 to 17.1 ppb) |
Next --> Testing Summary for Bromochloroacetic acid Water suppliers report an average of 0.7 Bromochloroacetic acid tests per year. 38,853 water suppliers failed to report
any Bromochloroacetic acid tests at all. | Are tests routinely required for Bromochloroacetic acid by federal law? | No | | Water suppliers reporting tests for Bromochloroacetic acid (1998-2003): | 898 of 39,751 | | Average testing rate for water supplier reporting tests (1998-2003): | 0.7 per year |
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Bromochloroacetic acid Violations Because Bromochloroacetic acid is unregulated in tap water, no violations are
recorded in EPA's violations database, the Safe Drinking Water Information
System. Under the federal tap water law, water suppliers are not required
to routinely test for Bromochloroacetic acid, and any level is legal in tap water.
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