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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dichloroacetic acid

Bordentown Water Departm

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)

17

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.0600 ppb162ND - 0.490 ppb
20150.509 ppb1614ND - 1.13 ppb
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
20190.124 ppb161ND - 1.98 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
2014-03-17L4939652-1ND
2014-03-17L4939652-2ND
2014-03-17L4939652-3ND
2014-03-17L4939652-4ND
2014-06-16L5057807-2ND
2014-06-16L5057807-3ND
2014-06-16L5057807-1ND
2014-06-16L5057807-4ND
2014-09-08L5204255-2ND
2014-09-08L5204255-3ND
2014-09-08L5204255-1ND
2014-09-08L5204255-4ND
2014-12-15L5322096-3ND
2014-12-15L5322096-20.490 ppb
2014-12-15L5322096-1ND
2014-12-15L5322096-40.470 ppb
2015-03-19L5451665-40.380 ppb
2015-03-19L5451665-20.330 ppb
2015-03-19L5451665-10.310 ppb
2015-03-19L5451665-30.280 ppb
2015-06-15L5588698-4ND
2015-06-15L5588698-10.690 ppb
2015-06-15L5588698-20.530 ppb
2015-06-15L5588698-3ND
2015-09-21L5771470-40.560 ppb
2015-09-21L5771470-10.680 ppb
2015-09-21L5771470-20.570 ppb
2015-09-21L5771470-30.330 ppb
2015-12-14L5915545-11.13 ppb
2015-12-14L5915545-40.780 ppb
2015-12-14L5915545-21.05 ppb
2015-12-14L5915545-30.520 ppb
2016-03-073413316ND
2016-03-073413313ND
2016-03-073413315ND
2016-03-073413314ND
2016-06-203477357ND
2016-06-203477359ND
2016-06-203477360ND
2016-06-203477358ND
2016-09-203549666ND
2016-09-203549668ND
2016-09-203549669ND
2016-09-203549667ND
2016-12-153606720ND
2016-12-153606719ND
2016-12-153606722ND
2016-12-153606721ND
2017-03-213657906ND
2017-03-213657904ND
2017-03-213657907ND
2017-03-213657905ND
2017-06-053708416ND
2017-06-053708415ND
2017-06-053708413ND
2017-06-053708414ND
2017-09-053772857ND
2017-09-053772855ND
2017-09-053772856ND
2017-09-053772858ND
2017-12-053832902ND
2017-12-053832904ND
2017-12-053832903ND
2017-12-053832901ND
2018-03-233897123ND
2018-03-233897120ND
2018-03-233897121ND
2018-03-233897122ND
2018-06-063955639ND
2018-06-063955636ND
2018-06-063955638ND
2018-06-063955637ND
2018-09-05380905718ND
2018-09-05380905720ND
2018-09-05380905716ND
2018-09-05380905722ND
2018-12-05381205731.2ND
2018-12-05381205732.2ND
2018-12-05381205737.2ND
2018-12-05381205733.2ND
2019-03-06390306707.2ND
2019-03-06390306708.2ND
2019-03-06390306706.2ND
2019-03-06390306705.2ND
2019-06-05390605761ND
2019-06-05390605755ND
2019-06-05390605759ND
2019-06-05390605757ND
2019-09-04390904736.2ND
2019-09-04390904735.2ND
2019-09-04390904734.2ND
2019-09-06390906713.2A1.98 ppb
2019-12-04391204835.2ND
2019-12-04391204834.2ND
2019-12-04391204833.2ND
2019-12-04391204836.2ND