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1,3-Butadiene

Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority

NOTE: Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority purchases water from Bcwsa Main Lower South which is required to test for 1,3-butadiene. Sample information shown below was taken by Bcwsa Main Lower South.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015ND340ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.0103 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.0103 ppb for 1,3-butadiene was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a benchmark for testing under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program. This health guideline protects against cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority purchases water from Bcwsa Main Lower South which is required to test for 1,3-butadiene. Sample information shown below was taken by Bcwsa Main Lower South.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-10-1413101235-03ND
2013-10-1413101235-04ND
2014-01-1414011204-04ND
2014-01-1414011204-03ND
2014-04-2314042382-04ND
2014-04-2314042382-03ND
2014-07-2914073893-04ND
2014-07-2914073893-03ND