Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Trichloroacetic acid

Baxter Springs, City of

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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

37

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20185.98 ppb85ND - 17.0 ppb
20192.85 ppb84ND - 12.0 ppb
20200.885 ppb84ND - 2.70 ppb
20212.12 ppb880.690 ppb - 4.70 ppb
202210.4 ppb880.730 ppb - 38.0 ppb
20232.53 ppb881.70 ppb - 5.90 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.1 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.1 ppb for trichloroacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer and harm to reproduction and child development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-139372820.610 ppb
2018-03-13937283ND
2018-06-0698319017.0 ppb
2018-06-069831914.20 ppb
2018-09-17104496514.0 ppb
2018-09-17104496612.0 ppb
2018-12-101089351ND
2018-12-101089352ND
2019-03-181138047ND
2019-03-181138048ND
2019-06-1011848401.10 ppb
2019-06-1011848411.000 ppb
2019-09-101240000ND
2019-09-101240001ND
2019-12-02128250312.0 ppb
2019-12-0212825028.70 ppb
2020-03-0313340641.60 ppb
2020-03-0313340621.80 ppb
2020-06-1614078500.980 ppb
2020-06-1614078492.70 ppb
2020-09-091517978ND
2020-09-091517979ND
2020-12-071697791ND
2020-12-071697792ND
2021-03-0817879821.10 ppb
2021-03-0817879831.10 ppb
2021-08-0419035422.30 ppb
2021-08-0419035414.70 ppb
2021-09-1319549593.10 ppb
2021-09-1319549583.20 ppb
2021-12-0620510550.690 ppb
2021-12-0620510540.730 ppb
2022-03-0722110250.730 ppb
2022-03-0722110240.730 ppb
2022-06-07227440238.0 ppb
2022-06-07227440137.0 ppb
2022-09-1323574300.810 ppb
2022-09-1323574293.90 ppb
2022-12-1224147211.20 ppb
2022-12-1224147201.10 ppb
2023-03-0724627935.90 ppb
2023-03-0724627921.70 ppb
2023-06-0425104912.40 ppb
2023-06-0425104901.80 ppb
2023-09-1225744111.70 ppb
2023-09-1225744102.00 ppb
2023-12-0526195522.10 ppb
2023-12-0526195512.60 ppb