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Trichloroacetic acid

Willingboro MUA

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)

20

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.228 ppb162ND - 2.29 ppb
20150.296 ppb169ND - 0.740 ppb
20160.0594 ppb162ND - 0.520 ppb
20170.0813 ppb161ND - 1.30 ppb
20180.108 ppb162ND - 0.999 ppb
20190.325 ppb164ND - 1.81 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
2014-01-06L4860685-11.35 ppb
2014-01-06L4860685-2ND
2014-01-06L4860685-32.29 ppb
2014-01-06L4860685-4ND
2014-04-08L4973871-2ND
2014-04-08L4973871-3ND
2014-04-08L4973871-1ND
2014-04-08L4973871-4ND
2014-07-01L5104552-2ND
2014-07-01L5104552-3ND
2014-07-01L5104552-4ND
2014-07-01L5104552-1ND
2014-10-06L5241208-3ND
2014-10-06L5241208-2ND
2014-10-06L5241208-1ND
2014-10-06L5241208-4ND
2015-01-05L5367910-1ND
2015-01-05L5367910-2ND
2015-01-05L5367910-4ND
2015-01-05L5367910-3ND
2015-04-06L5490276-1ND
2015-04-06L5490276-40.490 ppb
2015-04-06L5490276-20.350 ppb
2015-04-06L5490276-30.440 ppb
2015-07-06L5639888-10.740 ppb
2015-07-06L5639888-40.690 ppb
2015-07-06L5639888-20.550 ppb
2015-07-06L5639888-30.570 ppb
2015-10-22L4533664-40.540 ppb
2015-10-22L4533664-1ND
2015-10-22L4533664-2ND
2015-10-22L4533664-30.370 ppb
2016-01-12L5969180-1ND
2016-01-12L5969180-40.520 ppb
2016-01-12L5969180-30.430 ppb
2016-01-12L5969180-2ND
2016-04-113432355ND
2016-04-113432354ND
2016-04-113432352ND
2016-04-113432353ND
2016-07-123501573ND
2016-07-123501572ND
2016-07-123501570ND
2016-07-123501571ND
2016-10-113565140ND
2016-10-113565139ND
2016-10-113565142ND
2016-10-113565141ND
2017-01-103620729ND
2017-01-1036207271.30 ppb
2017-01-103620730ND
2017-01-103620728ND
2017-04-113675199ND
2017-04-113675201ND
2017-04-113675202ND
2017-04-113675200ND
2017-07-17370719031ND
2017-07-17370719035ND
2017-07-17370719037ND
2017-07-17370719033ND
2017-10-10371011044ND
2017-10-10371011040ND
2017-10-10371011038ND
2017-10-10371011042ND
2018-01-09380110022ND
2018-01-09380110024ND
2018-01-09380110026ND
2018-01-09380110020ND
2018-04-093907120ND
2018-04-0939070770.732 ppb
2018-04-0939071360.999 ppb
2018-04-093907102ND
2018-07-09380711715ND
2018-07-09380711713ND
2018-07-09380711717ND
2018-07-09380711711ND
2018-10-094083802ND
2018-10-094083807ND
2018-10-094084012ND
2018-10-094084013ND
2019-01-08390109747.2ND
2019-01-08390109750.2ND
2019-01-08390109748.2ND
2019-01-08390109749.21.33 ppb
2019-04-10390410733.2ND
2019-04-10390410732.21.04 ppb
2019-04-10390410734.21.81 ppb
2019-04-10390410735.2ND
2019-07-103044646008ND
2019-07-103044646002ND
2019-07-103044646004ND
2019-07-103044646006ND
2019-10-093910097181.02 ppb
2019-10-09391009720ND
2019-10-09391009722ND
2019-10-09391009724ND