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Dichloroacetic acid

Burlington Twp W Department

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.

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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

32

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.333 ppb164ND - 1.47 ppb
20150.925 ppb1615ND - 1.90 ppb
20160.316 ppb166ND - 1.20 ppb
20170.0750 ppb161ND - 1.20 ppb
20180.244 ppb163ND - 1.50 ppb
20190.356 ppb163ND - 2.30 ppb

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
2014-01-210015785-02ND
2014-01-210015785-03ND
2014-01-210015785-01ND
2014-01-210015785-04ND
2014-04-170017711-01ND
2014-04-170017711-02ND
2014-04-170017711-03ND
2014-04-170017711-04ND
2014-07-15L5116292-31.47 ppb
2014-07-15L5116292-21.16 ppb
2014-07-15L5116292-11.23 ppb
2014-07-15L5116292-4ND
2014-10-14L5250142-31.47 ppb
2014-10-14L5250142-1ND
2014-10-14L5250142-2ND
2014-10-14L5250142-4ND
2015-01-12L5367374-20.520 ppb
2015-01-12L5367374-30.550 ppb
2015-01-12L5367374-10.510 ppb
2015-01-12L5367374-40.730 ppb
2015-04-14L5389863-40.640 ppb
2015-04-14L5389863-30.570 ppb
2015-04-14L5389863-10.910 ppb
2015-04-14L5389863-20.680 ppb
2015-07-15L5655806-31.64 ppb
2015-07-15L5655806-11.25 ppb
2015-07-15L5655806-40.890 ppb
2015-07-15L5655806-21.16 ppb
2015-10-13L5820289-11.62 ppb
2015-10-13L5820289-31.90 ppb
2015-10-13L5820289-4ND
2015-10-13L5820289-21.23 ppb
2016-01-11L5968709-20.450 ppb
2016-01-11L5968709-40.540 ppb
2016-01-11L5968709-31.07 ppb
2016-01-11L5968709-10.600 ppb
2016-04-133430659ND
2016-04-133430661ND
2016-04-133430660ND
2016-04-133430658ND
2016-07-113490888ND
2016-07-113490890ND
2016-07-1134908871.20 ppb
2016-07-1134908891.20 ppb
2016-10-113562834ND
2016-10-113562833ND
2016-10-113562832ND
2016-10-113562831ND
2017-01-103618770ND
2017-01-103618769ND
2017-01-103618767ND
2017-01-103618768ND
2017-04-113675193ND
2017-04-113675192ND
2017-04-113675194ND
2017-04-113675195ND
2017-07-113730623ND
2017-07-113730622ND
2017-07-113730625ND
2017-07-113730624ND
2017-10-113799515ND
2017-10-113799517ND
2017-10-1137995141.20 ppb
2017-10-113799516ND
2018-01-103852475ND
2018-01-103852476ND
2018-01-103852473ND
2018-01-103852474ND
2018-04-113911634ND
2018-04-113911635ND
2018-04-113911633ND
2018-04-113911632ND
2018-07-1039878271.40 ppb
2018-07-1039878251.50 ppb
2018-07-103987826ND
2018-07-103987828ND
2018-10-104088156ND
2018-10-104088159ND
2018-10-1040881581.000 ppb
2018-10-104088157ND
2019-01-094169904ND
2019-01-094169907ND
2019-01-094169906ND
2019-01-094169905ND
2019-04-104258153ND
2019-04-104258155ND
2019-04-104258156ND
2019-04-104258154ND
2019-07-104354284ND
2019-07-1043542812.00 ppb
2019-07-1043542821.40 ppb
2019-07-104354283ND
2019-10-104452957ND
2019-10-104452958ND
2019-10-1044529592.30 ppb
2019-10-104452960ND