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Bromochloroacetic acid

Suez Water Delaware

Bromochloroacetic acid is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Bromochloroacetic acid and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy.

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116

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

114

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20143.88 ppb32321.90 ppb - 6.10 ppb
20154.94 ppb23233.20 ppb - 7.20 ppb
20164.44 ppb2423ND - 7.80 ppb
20173.98 ppb2928ND - 6.00 ppb
20183.50 ppb881.30 ppb - 4.50 ppb
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.02 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.02 ppb for bromochloroacetic acid was defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG and represents a on-in-a-million lifetime cancer risk level. This health guideline protects against cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-061074953001A4.10 ppb
2014-03-061074953002A2.40 ppb
2014-03-061074953003A4.50 ppb
2014-03-061074953004A4.00 ppb
2014-03-061074953005A4.50 ppb
2014-03-061074953006A3.70 ppb
2014-03-061074953007A2.10 ppb
2014-03-061074953008A2.90 ppb
2014-06-112013111001 HAA54.50 ppb
2014-06-112013111002 HAA54.00 ppb
2014-06-112013111003 HAA52.90 ppb
2014-06-112013111004 HAA52.80 ppb
2014-06-112013111005 HAA54.20 ppb
2014-06-112013111006 HAA53.20 ppb
2014-06-112013111007 HAA52.80 ppb
2014-06-112013111008 HAA52.80 ppb
2014-09-09202898300-1HAA54.20 ppb
2014-09-092028983002-HAA55.30 ppb
2014-09-092028983003-HAA55.40 ppb
2014-09-092028983004-HAA51.90 ppb
2014-09-092028983005-HAA55.50 ppb
2014-09-092028983006-HAA55.50 ppb
2014-09-092028983007-HAA56.10 ppb
2014-09-092028983008-HAA56.00 ppb
2014-12-182045252001-HAA54.70 ppb
2014-12-182046252002-HAA53.20 ppb
2014-12-182046252003-HAA53.70 ppb
2014-12-182046252004-HAA54.20 ppb
2014-12-182046252005-HAA53.50 ppb
2014-12-182046252006-HAA53.10 ppb
2014-12-182046252007-HAA52.50 ppb
2014-12-182046252008-HAA53.80 ppb
2015-03-112059081001 HAA57.20 ppb
2015-03-112059081002 HAA53.70 ppb
2015-03-112059081003 HAA54.00 ppb
2015-03-112059081004 HAA56.50 ppb
2015-03-112059081005 HAA53.20 ppb
2015-03-112059081006 HAA53.30 ppb
2015-03-112059081007 HAA53.60 ppb
2015-03-112059081008 HAA53.70 ppb
2015-06-082075686001 HAA57.10 ppb
2015-06-082075686002 HAA56.10 ppb
2015-06-082075686003 HAA55.90 ppb
2015-06-082075686004 HAA53.70 ppb
2015-06-082075686005 HAA56.20 ppb
2015-06-082075686006 HAA56.20 ppb
2015-06-082075686007 HAAT5.60 ppb
2015-06-082075686008 HAA55.50 ppb
2015-09-03203960002 HAA55.00 ppb
2015-09-032093960003 HAA53.60 ppb
2015-09-032093960004 HAA54.00 ppb
2015-09-032093960005 HAA55.50 ppb
2015-09-032093960006 HAA55.50 ppb
2015-09-032093960007 HAA54.50 ppb
2015-09-032093960008 HAA54.10 ppb
2016-06-102151332001 HAA57.80 ppb
2016-06-102151332002 HAA55.80 ppb
2016-06-102151332003 HAA55.40 ppb
2016-06-102151332004 HAA51.40 ppb
2016-06-102151332005 HAA56.20 ppb
2016-06-102151332006 HAA56.20 ppb
2016-06-102151332007 HAA55.70 ppb
2016-06-102151332008 HAA56.80 ppb
2016-09-082173721001-HAA55.20 ppb
2016-09-082173721002-HAA54.70 ppb
2016-09-082173721003-HAA54.50 ppb
2016-09-082173721004-HAA51.30 ppb
2016-09-082173721005-HAA55.50 ppb
2016-09-082173721006-HAA55.00 ppb
2016-09-082173721007-HAA54.50 ppb
2016-09-082173721008-HAA54.10 ppb
2016-12-082194964001 HAA54.40 ppb
2016-12-082194964002 HAA53.70 ppb
2016-12-082194964003 HAA53.30 ppb
2016-12-082194964004 HAA5ND
2016-12-082194964005 HAA53.60 ppb
2016-12-082194964006 HAA55.20 ppb
2016-12-082194964007 HAA53.10 ppb
2016-12-082194964008 HAA53.10 ppb
2017-03-082214632001 HAA55.10 ppb
2017-03-082214632002 HAA53.10 ppb
2017-03-082214632003 HAA53.20 ppb
2017-03-082214632004 HAA52.40 ppb
2017-03-082214632005 HAA54.40 ppb
2017-03-082214632006 HAA54.80 ppb
2017-03-082214632007 HAA53.10 ppb
2017-03-082214632008 HAA53.20 ppb
2017-06-092239424001 HAA55.20 ppb
2017-06-092239424002 HAA55.00 ppb
2017-06-092239424003 HAA54.10 ppb
2017-06-092239424004 HAA51.70 ppb
2017-06-092239424005 HAA54.90 ppb
2017-06-092239424006 HAA55.30 ppb
2017-06-092239424007 HAA54.40 ppb
2017-06-092239424008 HAA54.30 ppb
2017-09-072260181001 HAA53.80 ppb
2017-09-072260181002 HAA56.00 ppb
2017-09-072260181003 HAA55.00 ppb
2017-09-072260181004 HAA5ND
2017-09-072260181005 HAA55.40 ppb
2017-09-072260181006 HAA52.80 ppb
2017-09-072260181007 HAA53.40 ppb
2017-09-072260181008 HAA53.70 ppb
2017-12-072282095001 HAA53.70 ppb
2017-12-072282095002 HAA54.00 ppb
2017-12-072282095003 HAA55.40 ppb
2017-12-072282095004 HAA53.80 ppb
2017-12-072282095005 HAA54.10 ppb
2018-03-082300879001 HAA52.90 ppb
2018-03-082300879002 HAA51.30 ppb
2018-03-082300879003 HAA54.20 ppb
2018-03-082300879004 HAA54.50 ppb
2018-03-082300879005 HAA53.40 ppb
2018-03-082300879006 HAA53.30 ppb
2018-03-082300879007 HAA54.40 ppb
2018-03-082300879008 HAA54.00 ppb