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Dichloroacetic acid

Brunswick Regional Water and Sewer H2go

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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88

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

76

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201811.8 ppb16167.00 ppb - 15.0 ppb
201917.3 ppb8812.0 ppb - 25.0 ppb
202020.7 ppb161614.0 ppb - 26.0 ppb
202110.1 ppb16167.00 ppb - 16.0 ppb
202210.1 ppb16166.00 ppb - 17.0 ppb
20232.50 ppb164ND - 12.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.2 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.2 ppb for dichloroacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer and harm to reproduction and child development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-2037729_18-107157.00 ppb
2018-03-2037729_18-107169.00 ppb
2018-03-2037729_18-107177.00 ppb
2018-03-2037729_18-107148.00 ppb
2018-06-2537729_18-2537013.0 ppb
2018-06-2537729_18-2537114.0 ppb
2018-06-2537729_18-2537214.0 ppb
2018-06-2537729_18-2537313.0 ppb
2018-09-0537729_18-3720112.0 ppb
2018-09-0537729_18-3720012.0 ppb
2018-09-0537729_18-3719911.0 ppb
2018-09-0537729_18-3719112.0 ppb
2018-12-1137729_18-5191714.0 ppb
2018-12-1137729_18-5191914.0 ppb
2018-12-1137729_18-5192015.0 ppb
2018-12-1137729_18-5192114.0 ppb
2019-06-0537729_19-2266912.0 ppb
2019-06-0537729_19-2268013.0 ppb
2019-06-0537729_19-2268113.0 ppb
2019-06-0537729_19-2268214.0 ppb
2019-09-1637729_19-3971515.0 ppb
2019-09-1637729_19-3971425.0 ppb
2019-09-1637729_19-3971324.0 ppb
2019-09-1637729_19-3971022.0 ppb
2020-03-1637729_20-1079125.0 ppb
2020-03-1637729_20-1079226.0 ppb
2020-03-1637729_20-1079321.0 ppb
2020-03-1637729_20-1079024.0 ppb
2020-06-1837729_20-2521715.0 ppb
2020-06-1837729_20-2521814.0 ppb
2020-06-1837729_20-2521914.0 ppb
2020-06-1837729_20-2522015.0 ppb
2020-09-0837729_20-3866322.0 ppb
2020-09-0837729_20-3866422.0 ppb
2020-09-0837729_20-3866220.0 ppb
2020-09-0837729_20-3866121.0 ppb
2020-12-0837729_20-5286625.0 ppb
2020-12-0837729_20-5286724.0 ppb
2020-12-0837729_20-5287121.0 ppb
2020-12-0837729_20-5287222.0 ppb
2021-03-1137729_21-1018816.0 ppb
2021-03-1137729_21-1018916.0 ppb
2021-03-1137729_21-1019015.0 ppb
2021-03-1137729_21-1019115.0 ppb
2021-06-0837729_21-229438.00 ppb
2021-06-0837729_21-229408.00 ppb
2021-06-0837729_21-229418.00 ppb
2021-06-0837729_21-229427.00 ppb
2021-09-0737729_21-387269.00 ppb
2021-09-0737729_21-387289.00 ppb
2021-09-0737729_21-3872910.00 ppb
2021-09-0737729_21-387309.00 ppb
2021-12-1337729_21-551938.00 ppb
2021-12-1337729_21-551958.00 ppb
2021-12-1337729_21-551969.00 ppb
2021-12-1337729_21-551977.00 ppb
2022-03-0837729_22-101746.00 ppb
2022-03-0837729_22-101776.00 ppb
2022-03-0837729_22-101768.00 ppb
2022-03-0837729_22-101758.00 ppb
2022-06-0737729_22-2504514.0 ppb
2022-06-0737729_22-2504615.0 ppb
2022-06-0737729_22-2504717.0 ppb
2022-06-0737729_22-2504814.0 ppb
2022-09-0837729_22-4337710.00 ppb
2022-09-0837729_22-433767.00 ppb
2022-09-0837729_22-4337410.00 ppb
2022-09-0837729_22-4337510.00 ppb
2022-12-0837729_22-600828.00 ppb
2022-12-0837729_22-6008310.00 ppb
2022-12-0837729_22-6008411.0 ppb
2022-12-0837729_22-600858.00 ppb
2023-03-0137729_23-103338.00 ppb
2023-03-0137729_23-1033510.00 ppb
2023-03-0137729_23-1033612.0 ppb
2023-03-0137729_23-1033710.00 ppb
2023-06-1937729_23-31220ND
2023-06-1937729_23-31222ND
2023-06-1937729_23-31221ND
2023-06-1937729_23-31219ND
2023-09-1537729_23-52147ND
2023-09-1537729_23-52148ND
2023-09-1537729_23-52149ND
2023-09-1537729_23-52150ND
2023-12-0837729_23-69562ND
2023-12-0837729_23-69567ND
2023-12-0837729_23-69568ND
2023-12-0837729_23-69569ND
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