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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dichloroacetic acid

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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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93

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

15

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20142.40 ppb32ND - 4.80 ppb
20150.592 ppb124ND - 2.40 ppb
20160.142 ppb121ND - 1.70 ppb
20170.650 ppb164ND - 5.50 ppb
20180.1000 ppb242ND - 1.20 ppb
20190.158 ppb262ND - 2.20 ppb

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
2014-01-085810-002-11502.40 ppb
2014-04-085810-002-07004.80 ppb
2014-12-235810-002-0915ND
2015-01-065810-002-0925ND
2015-02-035810-002-0830ND
2015-04-065810-002-09001.50 ppb
2015-05-045810-002-1000ND
2015-06-035810-002-1000ND
2015-07-065810-002-0910ND
2015-08-045810-002-08301.20 ppb
2015-08-245810-002-07402.40 ppb
2015-09-035810-002-08552.00 ppb
2015-10-085810-002-0810ND
2015-11-055810-002-0915ND
2015-12-025810-002-0935ND
2016-01-075810-002-0815ND
2016-02-025810-002-0820ND
2016-03-095810-002-0845ND
2016-04-065810-002-0820ND
2016-05-025810-002-11301.70 ppb
2016-06-085810-002-0910ND
2016-07-055810-002-0830ND
2016-08-225810-002-0910ND
2016-09-085810-002-1020ND
2016-10-065810-002-0905ND
2016-11-015810-002-0900ND
2016-12-085810-002-0815ND
2017-01-055810-002-0850ND
2017-02-015810-002-0835ND
2017-03-015810-002-0910ND
2017-04-055810-002-0845ND
2017-05-035810-002-0915ND
2017-06-065810-002-0840ND
2017-07-065810-002-0905ND
2017-08-295810-002-08101.000 ppb
2017-09-075810-002-1010ND
2017-09-075810-004-10402.50 ppb
2017-10-045810-002-0920ND
2017-10-045810-004-09451.40 ppb
2017-11-085810-002-0825ND
2017-11-085810-004-09005.50 ppb
2017-12-065810-002-0855ND
2017-12-065810-004-1030ND
2018-01-095810-004-0930ND
2018-01-095810-002-1000ND
2018-02-085810-002-0950ND
2018-02-085810-004-1015ND
2018-03-075810-002-1025ND
2018-03-075810-004-1025ND
2018-04-055810-004-1115ND
2018-04-055810-002-0945ND
2018-05-035810-004-0930ND
2018-05-035810-002-0900ND
2018-06-075810-004-1030ND
2018-06-075810-002-0845ND
2018-07-105810-004-10001.20 ppb
2018-07-105810-002-0915ND
2018-08-285810-004-0900ND
2018-08-285810-002-0900ND
2018-09-115810-004-10101.20 ppb
2018-09-115810-002-0930ND
2018-10-035810-004-0910ND
2018-10-035810-002-0845ND
2018-11-085810-002-0840ND
2018-11-085810-004-0905ND
2018-12-055810-002-0755ND
2018-12-055810-004-0955ND
2019-01-105810-002-1015ND
2019-01-105810-004-0945ND
2019-02-065810-002-1055ND
2019-02-065810-004-1020ND
2019-03-065810-002-0900ND
2019-03-065810-004-0925ND
2019-04-045810-002-0830ND
2019-04-045810-004-1010ND
2019-05-085810-002-0925ND
2019-05-085810-004-1000ND
2019-06-065810-002-0915ND
2019-06-065810-004-0940ND
2019-07-105810-002-0910ND
2019-07-105810-004-0935ND
2019-08-075810-004-1010ND
2019-08-075810-004-0800ND
2019-08-285810-004-13252.20 ppb
2019-08-285810-002-1350ND
2019-09-055810-004-0855ND
2019-09-055810-002-0940ND
2019-10-025810-002-0820ND
2019-10-025810-004-10201.90 ppb
2019-11-065810-002-1030ND
2019-11-065810-004-1050ND
2019-12-055810-004-0835ND
2019-12-055810-002-0805ND