Acetaldhyde
Status: No national drinking water standard exists
Acetaldehyde is an industrial chemical and a common air pollutant.
2017-2019:
FOUND
3
states detected
12
utilities detected
220,000
people served
States reporting acetaldhyde in drinking water
| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| Texas | 10 | 187,120 | |
| New York | 1 | 33,000 | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 100 | |
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Filtering technologies that reduce acetaldhyde
Activated Carbon
Reverse Osmosis
Utilities with the highest amounts of acetaldhyde, 2017-2019
ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County Municipal Utility District 257 | Houston, TX | 1 of 1 | 4.00 ppb | 2,202 |
| Crwa Lake Dunlap Water Treatment Plant* | New Braunfels, TX | 1 of 1 | 2.70 ppb | 14 |
| Pww/farley Rd. Estates | Merrimack, NH | 1 of 1 | 0.800 ppb | 75 |
| Seabrook Water Department | Seabrook, NH | 1 of 1 | 0.600 ppb | 14,000 |
| Peu/hardwood Hts Birch Hill | Merrimack, NH | 1 of 1 | 0.600 ppb | 100 |
| Bethpage WD | Bethpage, NY | 1 of 9 | 0.222 ppb | 33,000 |
* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Acetaldhyde, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seabrook Water Department | Seabrook, NH | 1 of 1 | 0.600 ppb | 14,000 |
| Bethpage WD | Bethpage, NY | 1 of 9 | 0.222 ppb | 33,000 |