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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Trichloroacetic acid

Myoma Dunes Mutual Water Company

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.

 

44

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND60ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

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
2014-02-104790-802-0910ND
2014-02-104790-801-0855ND
2014-05-194790-802-0934ND
2014-05-194790-801-0919ND
2014-08-114790-802-0850ND
2014-08-114790-801-0835ND
2015-02-234790-801-0821ND
2015-02-234790-802-0840ND
2015-05-184790-801-0848ND
2015-05-184790-802-0904ND
2015-11-234790-801-0747ND
2015-11-234790-802-0814ND
2015-11-304790-801-0905ND
2015-11-304790-802-0921ND
2016-02-014790-801-0845ND
2016-02-014790-802-0900ND
2016-05-094790-801-0801ND
2016-05-094790-802-0850ND
2016-08-224790-801-0834ND
2016-08-224790-802-0925ND
2016-11-144790-801-0817ND
2016-11-144790-802-0828ND
2017-05-154790-802-0919ND
2017-05-154790-801-0856ND
2017-08-214790-801-0820ND
2017-08-214790-802-0740ND
2017-11-134790-801-0815ND
2017-11-134790-802-0830ND
2018-02-214790-801-0847ND
2018-02-214790-802-0911ND
2018-05-214790-802-0840ND
2018-05-214790-801-0818ND
2018-08-204790-802-1010ND
2018-08-204790-801-0945ND
2018-11-194790-802-0914ND
2018-11-194790-801-0855ND
2019-02-214790-802-0848ND
2019-02-214790-801-0953ND
2019-05-204790-802-0925ND
2019-05-204790-801-0013ND
2019-08-264790-801-0940ND
2019-08-264790-802-0920ND
2019-11-224790-802-0817ND
2019-11-224790-801-0844ND