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Trichloroacetic acid

Missouri American St. Louis County & St. Charles County

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.

 

400

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

294

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20141.66 ppb8058ND - 3.92 ppb
20151.62 ppb6448ND - 4.00 ppb
20161.59 ppb6443ND - 6.00 ppb
20171.68 ppb6444ND - 6.00 ppb
20181.83 ppb6450ND - 4.60 ppb
20192.10 ppb6451ND - 5.90 ppb

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
2014-02-19246906011.80 ppb
2014-02-19246907011.90 ppb
2014-02-19246909011.80 ppb
2014-02-19246910012.00 ppb
2014-02-19246914011.000 ppb
2014-02-1924691501ND
2014-02-19246916011.20 ppb
2014-02-19246917012.40 ppb
2014-02-19246921013.20 ppb
2014-02-19246922013.70 ppb
2014-02-19246923013.70 ppb
2014-02-19246931013.60 ppb
2014-02-19246932013.60 ppb
2014-02-19246933013.70 ppb
2014-02-19246934013.60 ppb
2014-02-19246935013.20 ppb
2014-05-14255916013.50 ppb
2014-05-14255917013.00 ppb
2014-05-14255919012.50 ppb
2014-05-14255920013.10 ppb
2014-05-14255924012.30 ppb
2014-05-14255925012.20 ppb
2014-05-14255926011.50 ppb
2014-05-1425592701ND
2014-05-1425593101ND
2014-05-1425593201ND
2014-05-1425593301ND
2014-05-1425594101ND
2014-05-1425594201ND
2014-05-14255943011.10 ppb
2014-05-14255944011.000 ppb
2014-05-1425594501ND
2014-08-19265473012.50 ppb
2014-08-19265474012.40 ppb
2014-08-19265476012.40 ppb
2014-08-19265477012.50 ppb
2014-08-19265481011.90 ppb
2014-08-19265482012.20 ppb
2014-08-19265483012.00 ppb
2014-08-19265484012.00 ppb
2014-08-1926548801ND
2014-08-1926548901ND
2014-08-1926549001ND
2014-08-19265498011.000 ppb
2014-08-1926549901ND
2014-08-1926550001ND
2014-08-1926550101ND
2014-08-1926550201ND
2014-08-19AC309343.70 ppb
2014-08-19AC309351.57 ppb
2014-08-19AC309361.54 ppb
2014-08-19AC309373.81 ppb
2014-08-19AC309383.92 ppb
2014-08-19AC309391.28 ppb
2014-08-19AC309403.64 ppb
2014-08-19AC309411.09 ppb
2014-08-19AC309422.71 ppb
2014-08-19AC309430.920 ppb
2014-08-19AC309443.23 ppb
2014-08-19AC309452.79 ppb
2014-08-19AC309461.11 ppb
2014-08-19AC309472.75 ppb
2014-08-19AC309480.900 ppb
2014-08-19AC309490.870 ppb
2014-11-06273798012.00 ppb
2014-11-06273799012.30 ppb
2014-11-06273801012.50 ppb
2014-11-06273802012.20 ppb
2014-11-06273806012.30 ppb
2014-11-06273807011.70 ppb
2014-11-06273808011.10 ppb
2014-11-06273809011.50 ppb
2014-11-0627381301ND
2014-11-0627381401ND
2014-11-06273815011.50 ppb
2014-11-0627382301ND
2014-11-0627382401ND
2014-11-0627382501ND
2014-11-0627382601ND
2014-11-0627382701ND
2015-02-12281529011.40 ppb
2015-02-12281533011.50 ppb
2015-02-1228153801ND
2015-02-12281544012.90 ppb
2015-02-12281558012.30 ppb
2015-02-12281530011.50 ppb
2015-02-12281532011.60 ppb
2015-02-1228153701ND
2015-02-1228153901ND
2015-02-12281540011.10 ppb
2015-02-12281545013.20 ppb
2015-02-12281546012.30 ppb
2015-02-12281554012.60 ppb
2015-02-12281555012.90 ppb
2015-02-12281556012.30 ppb
2015-02-12281557012.30 ppb
2015-05-12288842012.20 ppb
2015-05-12288845012.90 ppb
2015-05-12288850011.60 ppb
2015-05-12288851012.10 ppb
2015-05-1228885901ND
2015-05-1228887001ND
2015-05-1228887101ND
2015-05-12288872011.10 ppb
2015-05-12288841012.60 ppb
2015-05-12288844012.70 ppb
2015-05-12288852011.50 ppb
2015-05-1228885301ND
2015-05-1228885801ND
2015-05-1228886001ND
2015-05-1228886901ND
2015-05-1228887301ND
2015-08-2529802701ND
2015-08-2529802801ND
2015-08-25298038011.20 ppb
2015-08-25298040011.10 ppb
2015-08-25298010013.50 ppb
2015-08-25298021013.20 ppb
2015-08-25298037011.20 ppb
2015-08-25298039011.20 ppb
2015-08-25298041011.20 ppb
2015-08-25298009013.70 ppb
2015-08-25298012013.40 ppb
2015-08-25298013013.70 ppb
2015-08-25298018014.00 ppb
2015-08-25298019012.50 ppb
2015-08-25298020013.10 ppb
2015-08-2529802601ND
2015-11-12306476011.40 ppb
2015-11-12306477011.30 ppb
2015-11-1230647801ND
2015-11-1230649801ND
2015-11-12306495012.00 ppb
2015-11-12306496011.30 ppb
2015-11-12306497011.20 ppb
2015-11-12306466011.70 ppb
2015-11-12306467011.70 ppb
2015-11-12306469011.90 ppb
2015-11-12306470012.00 ppb
2015-11-12306475011.60 ppb
2015-11-12306483013.00 ppb
2015-11-12306484013.00 ppb
2015-11-12306485013.00 ppb
2015-11-12306494011.20 ppb
2016-02-16312629011.20 ppb
2016-02-1631263501ND
2016-02-16312636011.10 ppb
2016-02-16312637011.90 ppb
2016-02-1631265701ND
2016-02-1631262501ND
2016-02-16312626011.10 ppb
2016-02-16312628011.000 ppb
2016-02-1631263401ND
2016-02-16312642015.10 ppb
2016-02-16312653011.40 ppb
2016-02-16312654011.80 ppb
2016-02-16312655011.40 ppb
2016-02-16312656011.20 ppb
2016-02-25315806013.60 ppb
2016-02-25315807013.30 ppb
2016-05-17319637015.10 ppb
2016-05-17319642014.10 ppb
2016-05-17319643014.10 ppb
2016-05-1731965201ND
2016-05-1731966201ND
2016-05-1731966501ND
2016-05-17319633014.60 ppb
2016-05-17319634016.00 ppb
2016-05-17319636013.90 ppb
2016-05-17319644013.30 ppb
2016-05-17319645011.40 ppb
2016-05-17319650011.10 ppb
2016-05-1731965101ND
2016-05-1731966101ND
2016-05-1731966301ND
2016-05-1731966401ND
2016-08-16330167014.60 ppb
2016-08-16330170013.30 ppb
2016-08-16330171013.40 ppb
2016-08-16330176012.30 ppb
2016-08-16330177011.70 ppb
2016-08-16330179011.10 ppb
2016-08-16330185011.20 ppb
2016-08-1633018601ND
2016-08-1633019501ND
2016-08-16330198011.10 ppb
2016-08-16330199011.30 ppb
2016-08-16330168013.20 ppb
2016-08-16330178011.80 ppb
2016-08-1633018401ND
2016-08-1633019601ND
2016-08-16330197011.10 ppb
2016-11-10337031011.80 ppb
2016-11-10337032012.60 ppb
2016-11-10337040011.50 ppb
2016-11-1033704901ND
2016-11-1033706001ND
2016-11-1033706301ND
2016-11-10337034012.50 ppb
2016-11-10337035011.80 ppb
2016-11-10337041011.30 ppb
2016-11-10337042011.20 ppb
2016-11-1033704301ND
2016-11-1033704801ND
2016-11-1033705001ND
2016-11-10337059011.40 ppb
2016-11-10337061012.70 ppb
2016-11-10337062011.30 ppb
2017-02-02345692012.60 ppb
2017-02-02345693013.80 ppb
2017-02-02345661011.90 ppb
2017-02-02345662011.60 ppb
2017-02-02345664011.60 ppb
2017-02-02345672011.40 ppb
2017-02-02345673011.40 ppb
2017-02-02345678015.10 ppb
2017-02-02345691013.00 ppb
2017-02-02345665011.50 ppb
2017-02-02345670011.40 ppb
2017-02-02345671011.10 ppb
2017-02-02345679014.20 ppb
2017-02-02345689014.30 ppb
2017-02-02345690016.00 ppb
2017-02-16349543011.10 ppb
2017-05-25354028013.30 ppb
2017-05-25354033014.40 ppb
2017-05-25354034013.80 ppb
2017-05-25354036011.20 ppb
2017-05-2535404101ND
2017-05-2535405301ND
2017-05-2535405401ND
2017-05-2535405801ND
2017-05-25354024012.90 ppb
2017-05-25354025013.50 ppb
2017-05-25354027013.40 ppb
2017-05-25354035013.00 ppb
2017-05-2535404201ND
2017-05-2535404301ND
2017-05-2535405501ND
2017-05-2535405601ND
2017-08-17365723012.20 ppb
2017-08-17365725012.00 ppb
2017-08-17365726012.20 ppb
2017-08-17365731012.20 ppb
2017-08-1736573301ND
2017-08-1736573701ND
2017-08-1736573801ND
2017-08-1736574801ND
2017-08-17365722012.50 ppb
2017-08-17365730014.20 ppb
2017-08-17365732012.10 ppb
2017-08-1736573901ND
2017-08-1736574701ND
2017-08-1736574901ND
2017-08-1736575001ND
2017-08-1736575101ND
2017-11-09376608012.20 ppb
2017-11-09376609012.20 ppb
2017-11-09376614011.20 ppb
2017-11-09376616011.50 ppb
2017-11-09376621011.70 ppb
2017-11-0937662201ND
2017-11-09376632011.10 ppb
2017-11-09376605011.70 ppb
2017-11-09376606012.30 ppb
2017-11-09376613011.90 ppb
2017-11-09376615011.40 ppb
2017-11-09376620013.10 ppb
2017-11-0937663001ND
2017-11-09376631011.20 ppb
2017-11-09376633011.10 ppb
2017-11-0937663401ND
2018-02-14385835011.40 ppb
2018-02-14385836011.20 ppb
2018-02-14385838011.20 ppb
2018-02-14385839011.20 ppb
2018-02-14385843011.10 ppb
2018-02-1438584401ND
2018-02-14385845011.30 ppb
2018-02-14385846011.60 ppb
2018-02-14385850012.60 ppb
2018-02-14385851013.40 ppb
2018-02-14385852013.30 ppb
2018-02-14385860013.50 ppb
2018-02-14385861012.90 ppb
2018-02-14385862013.00 ppb
2018-02-14385863012.60 ppb
2018-02-14385864013.00 ppb
2018-05-10393451012.90 ppb
2018-05-10393452013.10 ppb
2018-05-10393454012.50 ppb
2018-05-10393455013.10 ppb
2018-05-10393459013.50 ppb
2018-05-10393460012.90 ppb
2018-05-10393461013.00 ppb
2018-05-1039346201ND
2018-05-10393466011.20 ppb
2018-05-10393467011.20 ppb
2018-05-10393468012.30 ppb
2018-05-1039347701ND
2018-05-1039347801ND
2018-05-1039347901ND
2018-05-10393480011.20 ppb
2018-05-1039348101ND
2018-08-14405608012.20 ppb
2018-08-14405609011.80 ppb
2018-08-14405611012.00 ppb
2018-08-14405612012.40 ppb
2018-08-14405616013.20 ppb
2018-08-14405617012.30 ppb
2018-08-14405618011.20 ppb
2018-08-14405619011.90 ppb
2018-08-1440562301ND
2018-08-1440562401ND
2018-08-1440562501ND
2018-08-1440563301ND
2018-08-14405634011.40 ppb
2018-08-1440563501ND
2018-08-1440563601ND
2018-08-1440563701ND
2018-11-06417889012.40 ppb
2018-11-06417890012.10 ppb
2018-11-06417892012.30 ppb
2018-11-06417893011.80 ppb
2018-11-06417897012.30 ppb
2018-11-06417898013.10 ppb
2018-11-06417899011.80 ppb
2018-11-06417900012.90 ppb
2018-11-06417904014.00 ppb
2018-11-06417905014.30 ppb
2018-11-06417906014.60 ppb
2018-11-06417914011.30 ppb
2018-11-0641791501ND
2018-11-06417916011.20 ppb
2018-11-06417917012.90 ppb
2018-11-06417918011.20 ppb
2019-03-12431993011.80 ppb
2019-03-12431994011.30 ppb
2019-03-12431995011.30 ppb
2019-03-12431996011.50 ppb
2019-03-12432002011.80 ppb
2019-03-12432003011.80 ppb
2019-03-12432004011.70 ppb
2019-03-12432005011.40 ppb
2019-03-12432015013.40 ppb
2019-03-12432016013.50 ppb
2019-03-12432017013.60 ppb
2019-03-1243202901ND
2019-03-1243203001ND
2019-03-1243203101ND
2019-03-1243203201ND
2019-03-1243203301ND
2019-06-12445828015.40 ppb
2019-06-12445829015.40 ppb
2019-06-12445830014.60 ppb
2019-06-12445831014.70 ppb
2019-06-12445840013.10 ppb
2019-06-12445841012.70 ppb
2019-06-12445842013.70 ppb
2019-06-12445843013.70 ppb
2019-06-12445855011.50 ppb
2019-06-12445856011.30 ppb
2019-06-12445857011.40 ppb
2019-06-12445915011.40 ppb
2019-06-12445916011.60 ppb
2019-06-12445917011.70 ppb
2019-06-12445918011.50 ppb
2019-06-12445919011.70 ppb
2019-09-12463876013.30 ppb
2019-09-12463877013.30 ppb
2019-09-12463878013.50 ppb
2019-09-12463879013.20 ppb
2019-09-12463888012.00 ppb
2019-09-1246388901ND
2019-09-12463890012.20 ppb
2019-09-12463893012.20 ppb
2019-09-12463904011.10 ppb
2019-09-1246390501ND
2019-09-1246390601ND
2019-09-1246391501ND
2019-09-1246391601ND
2019-09-1246391701ND
2019-09-1246391801ND
2019-09-1246391901ND
2019-12-10475317012.10 ppb
2019-12-10475318012.60 ppb
2019-12-10475319012.60 ppb
2019-12-10475320012.80 ppb
2019-12-10475327012.00 ppb
2019-12-10475328012.30 ppb
2019-12-10475329011.90 ppb
2019-12-10475330011.80 ppb
2019-12-10475340015.90 ppb
2019-12-10475341015.20 ppb
2019-12-10475342015.90 ppb
2019-12-10475349011.80 ppb
2019-12-10475350012.30 ppb
2019-12-10475351012.60 ppb
2019-12-10475352011.20 ppb
2019-12-10475353011.80 ppb