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Trichloroacetic acid

Brownsville Public Utilities Board

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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192

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

137

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20142.09 ppb3224ND - 4.90 ppb
20151.76 ppb3223ND - 4.00 ppb
20161.66 ppb3224ND - 3.00 ppb
20172.09 ppb3222ND - 4.10 ppb
20181.23 ppb3221ND - 3.00 ppb
20191.58 ppb3223ND - 3.50 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
2014-03-05AC456712.10 ppb
2014-03-05AC45658ND
2014-03-05AC456824.90 ppb
2014-03-05AC456773.00 ppb
2014-03-05AC456794.50 ppb
2014-03-05AC456782.80 ppb
2014-03-05AC456913.90 ppb
2014-03-05AC45692ND
2014-06-04AC559902.50 ppb
2014-06-04AC55989ND
2014-06-04AC560102.50 ppb
2014-06-04AC560112.40 ppb
2014-06-04AC559963.90 ppb
2014-06-04AC559922.50 ppb
2014-06-04AC560392.10 ppb
2014-06-04AC55988ND
2014-09-24AC681412.10 ppb
2014-09-24AC68137ND
2014-09-24AC681563.20 ppb
2014-09-24AC681383.40 ppb
2014-09-24AC681443.00 ppb
2014-09-24AC681551.40 ppb
2014-09-24AC681573.30 ppb
2014-09-24AC68158ND
2014-11-19AC724422.10 ppb
2014-11-19AC72441ND
2014-11-19AC724692.50 ppb
2014-11-19AC724643.10 ppb
2014-11-19AC724672.30 ppb
2014-11-19AC724431.20 ppb
2014-11-19AC724662.30 ppb
2014-11-19AC72468ND
2015-02-25AC818701.90 ppb
2015-02-25AC81855ND
2015-02-25AC818511.50 ppb
2015-02-25AC818531.60 ppb
2015-02-25AC818572.30 ppb
2015-02-25AC81852ND
2015-02-25AC818711.60 ppb
2015-02-25AC81854ND
2015-05-27AC934813.10 ppb
2015-05-27AC93479ND
2015-05-27AC934953.10 ppb
2015-05-27AC934993.80 ppb
2015-05-27AC934974.00 ppb
2015-05-27AC934802.40 ppb
2015-05-27AC934712.40 ppb
2015-05-27AC93482ND
2015-09-24AD084681.80 ppb
2015-09-24AD08439ND
2015-09-24AD084352.40 ppb
2015-09-24AD084711.90 ppb
2015-09-24AD084253.30 ppb
2015-09-24AD084691.80 ppb
2015-09-24AD084382.50 ppb
2015-09-24AD08470ND
2015-11-10AD131431.80 ppb
2015-11-10AD13152ND
2015-11-10AD131543.00 ppb
2015-11-10AD131443.20 ppb
2015-11-10AD131412.60 ppb
2015-11-10AD131471.70 ppb
2015-11-10AD131552.50 ppb
2015-11-10AD13146ND
2016-03-09AD278422.10 ppb
2016-03-09AD27843ND
2016-03-09AD278392.50 ppb
2016-03-09AD278382.80 ppb
2016-03-09AD278442.60 ppb
2016-03-09AD278411.40 ppb
2016-03-09AD278472.30 ppb
2016-03-09AD27846ND
2016-05-19AD374692.30 ppb
2016-05-19AD37458ND
2016-05-19AD374622.80 ppb
2016-05-19AD374732.50 ppb
2016-05-19AD374632.40 ppb
2016-05-19AD374601.40 ppb
2016-05-19AD374712.30 ppb
2016-05-19AD37457ND
2016-07-28AD461012.10 ppb
2016-07-28AD46142ND
2016-07-28AD461432.80 ppb
2016-07-28AD461393.00 ppb
2016-07-28AD460993.00 ppb
2016-07-28AD461021.40 ppb
2016-07-28AD461412.20 ppb
2016-07-28AD46098ND
2016-12-07AD608521.40 ppb
2016-12-07AD60853ND
2016-12-07AD608542.00 ppb
2016-12-07AD608552.30 ppb
2016-12-07AD608562.00 ppb
2016-12-07AD608571.70 ppb
2016-12-07AD608581.90 ppb
2016-12-07AD60859ND
2017-03-01AD727342.50 ppb
2017-03-01AD72736ND
2017-03-01AD727432.90 ppb
2017-03-01AD727443.30 ppb
2017-03-01AD727303.10 ppb
2017-03-01AD72729ND
2017-03-01AD727352.70 ppb
2017-03-01AD72731ND
2017-05-04AD827472.80 ppb
2017-05-04AD82678ND
2017-05-04AD826842.70 ppb
2017-05-04AD826812.60 ppb
2017-05-04AD826823.40 ppb
2017-05-04AD827452.00 ppb
2017-05-04AD827443.10 ppb
2017-05-04AD82679ND
2017-08-16AD932203.10 ppb
2017-08-16AD93211ND
2017-08-16AD932214.00 ppb
2017-08-16AD932123.80 ppb
2017-08-16AD932144.10 ppb
2017-08-16AD932181.80 ppb
2017-08-16AD932153.80 ppb
2017-08-16AD93217ND
2017-11-28AE059273.30 ppb
2017-11-28AE05923ND
2017-11-28AE059283.20 ppb
2017-11-28AE059293.20 ppb
2017-11-28AE059322.50 ppb
2017-11-28AE05931ND
2017-11-28AE059262.90 ppb
2017-11-28AE05924ND
2018-02-21AE146661.40 ppb
2018-02-21AE14670ND
2018-02-21AE146692.20 ppb
2018-02-21AE146711.90 ppb
2018-02-21AE146671.60 ppb
2018-02-21AE146641.40 ppb
2018-02-21AE146632.10 ppb
2018-02-21AE14665ND
2018-06-06AE288451.80 ppb
2018-06-06AE28849ND
2018-06-06AE288481.80 ppb
2018-06-06AE288471.80 ppb
2018-06-06AE288431.90 ppb
2018-06-06AE288461.50 ppb
2018-06-06AE288422.00 ppb
2018-06-06AE28844ND
2018-08-07AE359562.50 ppb
2018-08-07AE35952ND
2018-08-07AE359512.60 ppb
2018-08-07AE359592.10 ppb
2018-08-07AE359443.00 ppb
2018-08-07AE359572.10 ppb
2018-08-07AE359492.30 ppb
2018-08-07AE35948ND
2018-11-13AE460811.000 ppb
2018-11-13AE46090ND
2018-11-13AE460831.000 ppb
2018-11-13AE46085ND
2018-11-13AE460911.30 ppb
2018-11-13AE46084ND
2018-11-13AE46088ND
2018-11-13AE46086ND
2019-02-04AE528612.60 ppb
2019-02-04AE52859ND
2019-02-04AE528792.20 ppb
2019-02-04AE528823.50 ppb
2019-02-04AE528802.80 ppb
2019-02-04AE528581.10 ppb
2019-02-04AE528813.10 ppb
2019-02-04AE52862ND
2019-05-08AE654091.90 ppb
2019-05-08AE65407ND
2019-05-08AE654082.70 ppb
2019-05-08AE653872.70 ppb
2019-05-08AE654112.30 ppb
2019-05-08AE654101.000 ppb
2019-05-08AE653882.30 ppb
2019-05-08AE65406ND
2019-07-09AE736522.10 ppb
2019-07-09AE73661ND
2019-07-09AE736303.00 ppb
2019-07-09AE736642.40 ppb
2019-07-09AE736563.20 ppb
2019-07-09AE736341.40 ppb
2019-07-09AE736633.50 ppb
2019-07-09AE73662ND
2019-10-08AE859561.40 ppb
2019-10-08AE85950ND
2019-10-08AE859601.30 ppb
2019-10-08AE859511.20 ppb
2019-10-08AE859531.40 ppb
2019-10-08AE85957ND
2019-10-08AE859541.30 ppb
2019-10-08AE85959ND