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Trichloroacetic acid

City of Winfield

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
2013N/A00N/A
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
2014-02-1864085ND
2014-02-1864082ND
2014-02-1864079ND
2014-02-1864076ND
2014-05-05109986ND
2014-05-05109985ND
2014-05-05109984ND
2014-05-05109983ND
2014-08-18175971ND
2014-08-18175970ND
2014-08-18175972ND
2014-08-18175973ND
2014-11-17232885ND
2014-11-17232883ND
2014-11-17232881ND
2014-11-17232879ND
2015-02-09277268ND
2015-02-09277267ND
2015-02-09277266ND
2015-02-09277265ND
2015-05-18335006ND
2015-05-18335007ND
2015-05-18335009ND
2015-05-18335008ND
2015-08-10382877ND
2015-08-10382876ND
2015-08-10382875ND
2015-08-10382874ND
2015-11-16427941ND
2015-11-16427940ND
2015-11-16427939ND
2015-11-16427938ND
2016-02-08490844ND
2016-02-08490843ND
2016-02-08490845ND
2016-02-08490846ND
2016-05-16547640ND
2016-05-16547639ND
2016-05-16547638ND
2016-05-16547637ND
2016-08-22608740ND
2016-08-22608739ND
2016-08-22608738ND
2016-08-22608737ND
2016-11-14660093ND
2016-11-14660096ND
2016-11-14660095ND
2016-11-14660094ND
2017-02-06704825ND
2017-02-06704824ND
2017-02-06704823ND
2017-02-06704822ND
2017-05-15762323ND
2017-05-15762322ND
2017-05-15762321ND
2017-05-15762320ND
2017-08-21823881ND
2017-08-21823880ND
2017-08-21823882ND
2017-08-21823933ND
2017-11-06872487ND
2017-11-06872486ND
2017-11-06872485ND
2017-11-06872484ND
2018-02-12907499ND
2018-02-12907498ND
2018-02-12907497ND
2018-02-12907496ND
2018-05-21974130ND
2018-05-21974131ND
2018-05-21974133ND
2018-05-21974132ND
2018-08-061021578ND
2018-08-061021577ND
2018-08-061021576ND
2018-08-061021575ND
2018-11-121076758ND
2018-11-121076757ND
2018-11-121076756ND
2018-11-121076755ND
2019-02-111120368ND
2019-02-111120367ND
2019-02-111120369ND
2019-02-111120370ND
2019-04-151138581ND
2019-04-151138580ND
2019-04-151138579ND
2019-04-151138578ND
2019-07-151204795ND
2019-07-151204793ND
2019-07-151204791ND
2019-07-151204789ND
2019-10-211262831ND
2019-10-211262834ND
2019-10-211262833ND
2019-10-211262832ND