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Dichloroacetic acid

Keansburg Water & Sewer 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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92

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

51

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20141.61 ppb168ND - 5.56 ppb
20151.15 ppb1612ND - 4.33 ppb
20160.644 ppb162ND - 5.40 ppb
20173.14 ppb168ND - 11.0 ppb
20185.19 ppb12121.000 ppb - 13.7 ppb
20191.77 ppb169ND - 5.10 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
2014-03-12L4941388-33.36 ppb
2014-03-12L4941388-23.90 ppb
2014-03-12L4941388-14.72 ppb
2014-03-12L4941388-45.56 ppb
2014-06-18L5056408-2ND
2014-06-18L5056408-3ND
2014-06-18L5056408-1ND
2014-06-18L5056408-4ND
2014-09-17L5205874-2ND
2014-09-17L5205874-3ND
2014-09-17L5205874-1ND
2014-09-17L5205874-4ND
2014-12-17L5320966-31.55 ppb
2014-12-17L5320966-22.49 ppb
2014-12-17L5320966-12.45 ppb
2014-12-17L5320966-41.80 ppb
2015-03-11L5450533-40.650 ppb
2015-03-11L5450533-30.760 ppb
2015-03-11L5450533-20.620 ppb
2015-03-11L5450533-13.76 ppb
2015-06-17L5587058-40.610 ppb
2015-06-17L5587058-11.19 ppb
2015-06-17L5587058-20.520 ppb
2015-06-17L5587058-30.350 ppb
2015-09-16L5760598-4ND
2015-09-16L5760598-1ND
2015-09-16L5760598-2ND
2015-09-16L5760598-3ND
2015-12-02L5908703-11.32 ppb
2015-12-02L5908703-21.61 ppb
2015-12-02L5908703-34.33 ppb
2015-12-02L5908703-42.74 ppb
2016-04-083428309ND
2016-04-083428308ND
2016-04-083428311ND
2016-04-083428310ND
2016-06-013462485ND
2016-06-0134624844.90 ppb
2016-06-0134624875.40 ppb
2016-06-013462486ND
2016-09-143547297ND
2016-09-143547296ND
2016-09-143547298ND
2016-09-143547295ND
2016-12-143605574ND
2016-12-143605572ND
2016-12-143605575ND
2016-12-143605573ND
2017-03-08365185611.0 ppb
2017-03-0836518577.50 ppb
2017-03-0836518599.70 ppb
2017-03-0836518585.30 ppb
2017-06-073710751ND
2017-06-073710748ND
2017-06-073710749ND
2017-06-073710750ND
2017-09-203783127ND
2017-09-203783125ND
2017-09-203783126ND
2017-09-203783124ND
2017-12-0638348354.60 ppb
2017-12-0638348333.50 ppb
2017-12-0638348344.50 ppb
2017-12-0638348324.10 ppb
2018-03-1438916343.90 ppb
2018-03-1438916363.50 ppb
2018-03-1438916353.20 ppb
2018-03-1438916373.40 ppb
2018-06-20N064629-011.20 ppb
2018-06-20N064629-041.50 ppb
2018-06-20N064629-021.50 ppb
2018-06-20N064629-031.000 ppb
2018-12-12N071369-047.80 ppb
2018-12-12N071369-017.90 ppb
2018-12-12N071369-0313.7 ppb
2018-12-12N071369-0213.7 ppb
2019-03-06N074086-045.10 ppb
2019-03-06N074086-034.00 ppb
2019-03-06N074086-013.10 ppb
2019-03-06N074086-023.10 ppb
2019-06-12N077354-02ND
2019-06-12N077354-04ND
2019-06-12N077354-08ND
2019-06-12N077354-06ND
2019-09-11N080855-042.40 ppb
2019-09-11N080855-01ND
2019-09-11N080855-02ND
2019-09-11N080855-03ND
2019-12-1130756870012.30 ppb
2019-12-1130756870022.60 ppb
2019-12-1130756870032.70 ppb
2019-12-1130756870043.00 ppb