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Trichloroacetic acid

Baton Rouge Water Company

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.

 

132

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

55

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.397 ppb3218ND - 1.20 ppb
20190.577 ppb3216ND - 3.30 ppb
20200.0745 ppb202ND - 1.000 ppb
20210.218 ppb166ND - 1.10 ppb
20220.481 ppb167ND - 1.40 ppb
20230.343 ppb166ND - 1.30 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
2018-01-1235368349001ND
2018-01-1235368349002ND
2018-01-1235368349003ND
2018-01-12353683490040.990 ppb
2018-01-1235368349001ND
2018-01-1235368349002ND
2018-01-1235368349003ND
2018-01-12353683490040.990 ppb
2018-04-13353861440010.500 ppb
2018-04-13353861440020.380 ppb
2018-04-1335386144003ND
2018-04-1335386144004ND
2018-04-13353861440010.500 ppb
2018-04-13353861440020.380 ppb
2018-04-1335386144003ND
2018-04-1335386144004ND
2018-07-06354026090010.560 ppb
2018-07-06354026090020.500 ppb
2018-07-06354026090030.470 ppb
2018-07-06354026090041.20 ppb
2018-07-06354026090010.560 ppb
2018-07-06354026090020.500 ppb
2018-07-06354026090030.470 ppb
2018-07-06354026090041.20 ppb
2018-10-12354240300010.550 ppb
2018-10-1235424030002ND
2018-10-1235424030003ND
2018-10-12354240300041.20 ppb
2018-10-12354240300010.550 ppb
2018-10-1235424030002ND
2018-10-1235424030003ND
2018-10-12354240300041.20 ppb
2019-01-17354431630010.350 ppb
2019-01-1735443163002ND
2019-01-1735443163003ND
2019-01-17354431630043.30 ppb
2019-01-17354431630010.350 ppb
2019-01-1735443163002ND
2019-01-1735443163003ND
2019-01-17354431630043.30 ppb
2019-04-08354604860010.500 ppb
2019-04-0835460486002ND
2019-04-08354604860030.340 ppb
2019-04-08354604860041.60 ppb
2019-04-08354604860010.500 ppb
2019-04-0835460486002ND
2019-04-08354604860030.340 ppb
2019-04-08354604860041.60 ppb
2019-07-1835483535001ND
2019-07-18354835350020.340 ppb
2019-07-1835483535003ND
2019-07-18354835350041.50 ppb
2019-07-1835483535001ND
2019-07-18354835350020.340 ppb
2019-07-1835483535003ND
2019-07-18354835350041.50 ppb
2019-10-1835506238001ND
2019-10-1835506238002ND
2019-10-1835506238003ND
2019-10-18355062380041.30 ppb
2019-10-1835506238001ND
2019-10-1835506238002ND
2019-10-1835506238003ND
2019-10-18355062380041.30 ppb
2020-01-1735525188001ND
2020-01-1735525188002ND
2020-01-1735525188003ND
2020-01-1735525188004ND
2020-04-17355445950010.490 ppb
2020-04-1735544595002ND
2020-04-1735544595003ND
2020-04-1735544595004ND
2020-07-2435565714001ND
2020-07-2435565714002ND
2020-07-2435565714003ND
2020-07-2435565714004ND
2020-07-24B2003696-001ND
2020-07-24B2003696-002ND
2020-07-24B2003696-003ND
2020-07-24B2003696-004ND
2020-10-1635585673001ND
2020-10-1635585673002ND
2020-10-1635585673003ND
2020-10-16355856730041.000 ppb
2021-01-0835603486001ND
2021-01-0835603486002ND
2021-01-0835603486003ND
2021-01-0835603486004ND
2021-04-1635626813001ND
2021-04-1635626813002ND
2021-04-1635626813003ND
2021-04-1635626813004ND
2021-07-16356485750010.340 ppb
2021-07-16356485750020.280 ppb
2021-07-1635648575003ND
2021-07-16356485750040.800 ppb
2021-10-14356712520010.580 ppb
2021-10-14356712520020.390 ppb
2021-10-1435671252003ND
2021-10-14356712520041.10 ppb
2022-01-12356900340010.610 ppb
2022-01-12356900340021.40 ppb
2022-01-1235690034003ND
2022-01-1235690034004ND
2022-04-0735709560001ND
2022-04-0735709560002ND
2022-04-0735709560003ND
2022-04-07357095600041.30 ppb
2022-07-0735730128001ND
2022-07-0735730128002ND
2022-07-0735730130001ND
2022-07-07357301300021.10 ppb
2022-10-1335753779001ND
2022-10-13357537790021.10 ppb
2022-10-13357537790031.40 ppb
2022-10-13357537790040.780 ppb
2023-01-1135772526001ND
2023-01-11357725260020.800 ppb
2023-01-1135772526003ND
2023-01-1135772526004ND
2023-04-13357926650010.660 ppb
2023-04-13357926650021.30 ppb
2023-04-1335792665003ND
2023-04-1335792665004ND
2023-07-1235813146001ND
2023-07-12358131460021.10 ppb
2023-07-1235813254001ND
2023-07-1235813254002ND
2023-10-12358343960031.20 ppb
2023-10-1235834396004ND
2023-10-1235834432002ND
2023-10-19358360650010.420 ppb