Inorganic chemicals · 2024
Trichloroacetic acid in Cincinnati, OH tap water
Cincinnati, OH's 2024 Trichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 20 ug/L (MCLG).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0–4 ug/L | 20 ug/L MCLG |
Average System-wide | 1.1 ug/L | 20 ug/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Cincinnati, OH's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Trichloroacetic acid
A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct.
One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5.
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People also ask
+Is there Trichloroacetic acid in Cincinnati, OH tap water?
Yes — Cincinnati, OH's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Trichloroacetic acid at 1.1 ug/L. Cincinnati, OH's 2024 Trichloroacetic acid measurement is below the federal limit of 20 ug/L (MCLG).
+What's the federal limit for Trichloroacetic acid in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Trichloroacetic acid is 20 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Trichloroacetic acid?
A haloacetic acid disinfection byproduct. One of the five haloacetic acids regulated together as HAA5.
+Where does this Trichloroacetic acid measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Trichloroacetic acid entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cincinnati, OH water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/oh/cincinnati/2024/source.