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Dichloroacetic acid

City of Banning

Dichloroacetic acid, one of the group of five haloacetic acids regulated by federal standards, is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Haloacetic acids and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.

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85

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
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND130ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.2 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.2 ppb for dichloroacetic acid was proposed in 2020 by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk.a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-134790-803-0845ND
2014-02-134790-801-1120ND
2014-02-134790-802-0930ND
2014-02-134790-804-0800ND
2014-05-154790-804-1045ND
2014-05-154790-803-0830ND
2014-05-154790-802-0945ND
2014-05-154790-801-0915ND
2014-08-134790-804-1400ND
2014-08-134790-803-0730ND
2014-08-134790-802-0800ND
2014-08-134790-801-0700ND
2014-11-134790-803-1100ND
2014-11-134790-802-1030ND
2014-11-134790-804-1000ND
2014-11-134790-801-1045ND
2015-02-104790-803-1030ND
2015-02-104790-804-0900ND
2015-02-104790-802-0940ND
2015-02-104790-801-1005ND
2015-05-134790-804-0920ND
2015-05-134790-803-1030ND
2015-05-134790-801-1010ND
2015-05-134790-802-0940ND
2015-08-124790-804-1000ND
2015-08-124790-801-1330ND
2015-08-124790-802-1030ND
2015-08-124790-803-1100ND
2015-11-184790-801-0826ND
2015-11-184790-802-0925ND
2015-11-184790-803-0858ND
2015-11-184790-804-1010ND
2016-02-114790-801-1321ND
2016-05-114790-801-1330ND
2016-05-114790-802-1130ND
2016-05-114790-803-1305ND
2016-05-114790-804-1025ND
2016-08-114790-801-1300ND
2016-08-114790-804-1000ND
2016-08-114790-803-1250ND
2016-08-114790-802-1030ND
2016-12-014790-802-1140ND
2016-12-014790-801-1240ND
2016-12-014790-804-1024ND
2016-12-014790-803-1215ND
2017-02-234790-804-1301ND
2017-02-234790-801-1405ND
2017-02-234790-803-1431ND
2017-02-234790-802-1335ND
2017-05-244790-802-1025ND
2017-05-244790-804-0915ND
2017-05-244790-803-1110ND
2017-05-244790-801-1045ND
2018-02-214790-801-0945ND
2018-02-214790-802-1010ND
2018-02-214790-804-1040ND
2018-02-214790-803-0920ND
2018-05-174790-803-1040ND
2018-05-174790-804-0905ND
2018-05-174790-801-1150ND
2018-05-174790-802-1245ND
2018-08-164790-803-1220ND
2018-08-164790-804-1050ND
2018-08-164790-802-1145ND
2018-08-164790-801-1300ND
2018-12-104790-801-1130ND
2018-12-104790-802-1040ND
2018-12-104790-803-1110ND
2018-12-104790-804-0940ND
2019-02-114790-801-1230ND
2019-02-114790-803-1200ND
2019-02-114790-802-1130ND
2019-02-114790-804-1000ND
2019-05-154790-801-1300ND
2019-05-154790-803-1220ND
2019-05-154790-804-0950ND
2019-05-154790-802-1150ND
2019-08-194790-801-1235ND
2019-08-194790-804-0940ND
2019-08-194790-803-1200ND
2019-08-194790-802-1115ND
2019-11-254790-803-1220ND
2019-11-254790-804-0940ND
2019-11-254790-802-1145ND
2019-11-254790-801-1251ND