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Trichloroacetic acid

St. Simons Island

Trichloroacetic 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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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.1 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.1 ppb for trichloroacetic 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
2014-02-25AI28602ND
2014-02-25AI28601ND
2014-02-25AI28600ND
2014-02-25AI28599ND
2014-05-28AI41573ND
2014-05-28AI41572ND
2014-05-28AI41571ND
2014-05-28AI41570ND
2014-08-27AI51625ND
2014-08-27AI51624ND
2014-08-27AI51626ND
2014-08-27AI51627ND
2014-11-24AI60130ND
2014-11-24AI60129ND
2014-11-24AI60128ND
2014-11-24AI60127ND
2015-02-10AI64644ND
2015-02-10AI64643ND
2015-02-10AI64642ND
2015-02-10AI64641ND
2015-05-27AI78199ND
2015-05-27AI78200ND
2015-05-27AI78202ND
2015-05-27AI78201ND
2015-08-26AI87726ND
2015-08-26AI87725ND
2015-08-26AI87724ND
2015-08-26AI87723ND
2015-11-23AJ01548ND
2015-11-23AJ01547ND
2015-11-23AJ01546ND
2015-11-23AJ01545ND
2016-02-22AJ06833ND
2016-02-22AJ06832ND
2016-02-22AJ06834ND
2016-02-22AJ06835ND
2016-05-23AJ12696ND
2016-05-23AJ12695ND
2016-05-23AJ12694ND
2016-05-23AJ12693ND
2016-08-24AJ23984ND
2016-08-24AJ23983ND
2016-08-24AJ23982ND
2016-08-24AJ23981ND
2016-11-21AJ33961ND
2016-11-21AJ33964ND
2016-11-21AJ33963ND
2016-11-21AJ33962ND
2017-02-22AJ46944ND
2017-02-22AJ46943ND
2017-02-22AJ46942ND
2017-02-22AJ46941ND
2017-05-23AJ55969ND
2017-05-23AJ55968ND
2017-05-23AJ55967ND
2017-05-23AJ55966ND
2017-08-22AJ65300ND
2017-08-22AJ65299ND
2017-08-22AJ65301ND
2017-08-22AJ65302ND
2017-11-20AJ74077ND
2017-11-20AJ74076ND
2017-11-20AJ74075ND
2017-11-20AJ74074ND
2018-02-20AJ84222ND
2018-02-20AJ84221ND
2018-02-20AJ84220ND
2018-02-20AJ84219ND
2018-05-21AJ89852ND
2018-05-21AJ89853ND
2018-05-21AJ89855ND
2018-05-21AJ89854ND
2018-08-21AJ98438ND
2018-08-21AJ98437ND
2018-08-21AJ98436ND
2018-08-21AJ98435ND
2018-11-19AK06355ND
2018-11-19AK06354ND
2018-11-19AK06353ND
2018-11-19AK06352ND
2019-02-25AK11933ND
2019-02-25AK11932ND
2019-02-25AK11934ND
2019-02-25AK11935ND
2019-05-20AK18006ND
2019-05-20AK18005ND
2019-05-20AK18004ND
2019-05-20AK18003ND
2019-08-26AK28067ND
2019-08-26AK28066ND
2019-08-26AK28065ND
2019-08-26AK28064ND
2019-11-18AK36969ND
2019-11-18AK36972ND
2019-11-18AK36971ND
2019-11-18AK36970ND