Trichloroacetic acid
North Tonawanda City
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.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
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2014 | 5.53 ppb | 16 | 16 | 2.10 ppb - 9.82 ppb |
2015 | 6.87 ppb | 16 | 16 | 3.32 ppb - 16.0 ppb |
2016 | 9.73 ppb | 16 | 16 | 7.00 ppb - 14.0 ppb |
2017 | 9.70 ppb | 4 | 4 | 8.60 ppb - 11.0 ppb |
2018 | 9.74 ppb | 16 | 16 | 4.60 ppb - 17.0 ppb |
2019 | 10.8 ppb | 4 | 4 | 9.00 ppb - 13.0 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 |
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2014-02-04 | NT DBP9 2014Q1-1 | 4.90 ppb |
2014-02-04 | NT DBP9 2014Q1-3 | 4.80 ppb |
2014-02-05 | NT DBP9 2014Q1-4 | 6.10 ppb |
2014-02-05 | NT DBP9 2014Q1-2 | 5.60 ppb |
2014-05-06 | NT DBP9 2014Q2-3 | 5.70 ppb |
2014-05-06 | NT DBP9 2014Q2-1 | 5.60 ppb |
2014-05-07 | NT DBP9 2014Q2-2 | 4.70 ppb |
2014-05-07 | NT DBP9 2014Q2-4 | 3.70 ppb |
2014-08-18 | NT DBP9 2014Q3-3 | 9.35 ppb |
2014-08-18 | NT DBP9 2014Q3-1 | 9.82 ppb |
2014-08-19 | NT DBP9 2014Q3-4 | 8.67 ppb |
2014-08-19 | NT DBP9 2014Q3-2 | 9.03 ppb |
2014-11-28 | NT DBP9 2014Q4-4 | 3.15 ppb |
2014-11-28 | NT DBP9 2014Q4-3 | 2.10 ppb |
2014-11-28 | NT DBP9 2014Q4-2 | 3.12 ppb |
2014-11-28 | NT DBP9 2014Q4-1 | 2.13 ppb |
2015-02-03 | NT DBP9 2015Q1-4 | 5.63 ppb |
2015-02-03 | NT DBP9 2015Q1-1 | 3.91 ppb |
2015-02-03 | NT DBP9 2015Q1-2 | 3.98 ppb |
2015-02-03 | NT DBP9 2015Q1-3 | 5.15 ppb |
2015-05-05 | NT DBP9 2015Q2-3 | 3.32 ppb |
2015-05-05 | NT DBP9 2015Q2-1 | 4.23 ppb |
2015-05-05 | NT DBP9 2015Q2-4 | 3.43 ppb |
2015-05-05 | NT DBP9 2015Q2-2 | 3.44 ppb |
2015-08-05 | NT DBP9 2015Q3-2 | 9.20 ppb |
2015-08-05 | NT DBP9 2015Q3-3 | 9.90 ppb |
2015-08-05 | NT DBP9 2015Q3-1 | 8.40 ppb |
2015-08-05 | NT DBP9 2015Q3-4 | 9.00 ppb |
2015-11-04 | NT DBP9 2015Q4-3 | 16.0 ppb |
2015-11-04 | NT DBP9 2015Q4-4 | 8.10 ppb |
2015-11-04 | NT DBP9 2015Q4-1 | 7.40 ppb |
2015-11-04 | NT DBP9 2015Q4-2 | 8.90 ppb |
2016-02-02 | NT DBP9 2016Q1-1 | 8.70 ppb |
2016-02-02 | NT DBP9 2016Q1-4 | 7.50 ppb |
2016-02-02 | NT DBP9 2016Q1-3 | 12.0 ppb |
2016-02-02 | NT DBP9 2016Q1-2 | 8.60 ppb |
2016-05-09 | NT DBP9 2016Q2-1 | 7.00 ppb |
2016-05-09 | NT DBP9 2016Q2-2 | 7.00 ppb |
2016-05-09 | NT DBP9 2016Q2-3 | 14.0 ppb |
2016-05-09 | NT DBP9 2016Q2-4 | 8.40 ppb |
2016-08-03 | NT DBP9 2016Q3-2 | 9.30 ppb |
2016-08-03 | NT DBP9 2016Q3-3 | 10.00 ppb |
2016-08-03 | NT DBP9 2016Q3-4 | 9.90 ppb |
2016-08-03 | NT DBP9 2016Q3-1 | 13.0 ppb |
2016-11-02 | NT DBP9 2016Q4-4 | 9.30 ppb |
2016-11-02 | NT DBP9 2016Q4-1 | 8.00 ppb |
2016-11-02 | NT DBP9 2016Q4-2 | 10.00 ppb |
2016-11-02 | NT DBP9 2016Q4-3 | 13.0 ppb |
2017-02-01 | NT DBP9 2017Q1-3 | 8.60 ppb |
2017-02-01 | NT DBP9 2017Q1-2 | 10.00 ppb |
2017-02-01 | NT DBP9 2017Q1-1 | 11.0 ppb |
2017-02-01 | NT DBP9 2017Q1-4 | 9.20 ppb |
2018-01-31 | NT DBP9 2018Q1-3 | 7.70 ppb |
2018-01-31 | NT DBP9 2018Q1-2 | 5.70 ppb |
2018-01-31 | NT DBP9 2018Q1-1 | 4.60 ppb |
2018-01-31 | NT DBP9 2018Q1-4 | 5.90 ppb |
2018-05-02 | NT DBP9 2018Q2-4 | 8.40 ppb |
2018-05-02 | NT DBP9 2018Q2-2 | 6.30 ppb |
2018-05-02 | NT DBP9 2018Q2-3 | 10.00 ppb |
2018-05-02 | NT DBP9 2018Q2-1 | 9.50 ppb |
2018-08-01 | NT DBP9 2018Q3-2 | 11.0 ppb |
2018-08-01 | NT DBP9 2018Q3-4 | 10.00 ppb |
2018-08-01 | NT DBP9 2018Q3-1 | 10.00 ppb |
2018-08-01 | NT DBP9 2018Q3-3 | 11.0 ppb |
2018-11-19 | NT DBP9 2018Q4-2 | 13.0 ppb |
2018-11-19 | NT DBP9 2018Q4-1 | 9.80 ppb |
2018-11-19 | NT DBP9 2018Q4-4 | 16.0 ppb |
2018-11-19 | NT DBP9 2018Q4-3 | 17.0 ppb |
2019-05-15 | NT DBP9 2019Q2-2 | 9.00 ppb |
2019-05-15 | NT DBP9 2019Q2-4 | 10.00 ppb |
2019-05-15 | NT DBP9 2019Q2-3 | 13.0 ppb |
2019-05-15 | NT DBP9 2019Q2-1 | 11.0 ppb |