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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.

 

72

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

14

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.213 ppb162ND - 1.90 ppb
20150.663 ppb166ND - 4.20 ppb
20160.231 ppb163ND - 1.40 ppb
20170.163 ppb162ND - 1.30 ppb
20180.200 ppb61ND - 1.20 ppb
2019ND20ND

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
2014-02-27AI28846ND
2014-02-27AI28845ND
2014-02-27AI28844ND
2014-02-27AI288431.90 ppb
2014-05-27AI41465ND
2014-05-27AI41464ND
2014-05-27AI41463ND
2014-05-27AI41462ND
2014-08-26AI51485ND
2014-08-26AI51482ND
2014-08-26AI51483ND
2014-08-26AI51484ND
2014-11-24AI60110ND
2014-11-24AI601091.50 ppb
2014-11-24AI60108ND
2014-11-24AI60107ND
2015-02-23AI65368ND
2015-02-23AI653661.60 ppb
2015-02-23AI65367ND
2015-02-23AI65369ND
2015-05-27AI78224ND
2015-05-27AI782231.000 ppb
2015-05-27AI782221.20 ppb
2015-05-27AI78221ND
2015-08-26AI876801.40 ppb
2015-08-26AI87679ND
2015-08-26AI876811.20 ppb
2015-08-26AI87682ND
2015-11-23AJ01615ND
2015-11-23AJ016144.20 ppb
2015-11-23AJ01613ND
2015-11-23AJ01612ND
2016-02-24AJ070551.40 ppb
2016-02-24AJ07058ND
2016-02-24AJ07057ND
2016-02-24AJ07056ND
2016-05-23AJ12732ND
2016-05-23AJ127311.20 ppb
2016-05-23AJ127301.10 ppb
2016-05-23AJ12729ND
2016-08-23AJ23754ND
2016-08-23AJ23753ND
2016-08-23AJ23752ND
2016-08-23AJ23751ND
2016-11-21AJ33984ND
2016-11-21AJ33981ND
2016-11-21AJ33982ND
2016-11-21AJ33983ND
2017-02-21AJ46780ND
2017-02-21AJ46779ND
2017-02-21AJ46778ND
2017-02-21AJ46777ND
2017-05-23AJ55987ND
2017-05-23AJ55985ND
2017-05-23AJ55986ND
2017-05-23AJ55988ND
2017-08-23AJ65447ND
2017-08-23AJ654461.30 ppb
2017-08-23AJ65445ND
2017-08-23AJ654441.30 ppb
2017-11-20AJ74093ND
2017-11-20AJ74092ND
2017-11-20AJ74094ND
2017-11-20AJ74095ND
2018-02-27AJ84647ND
2018-02-27AJ84646ND
2018-02-27AJ84645ND
2018-02-27AJ84644ND
2018-08-08AJ971501.20 ppb
2018-08-08AJ97149ND
2019-08-22AK27872ND
2019-08-22AK27873ND