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CONTAMINANT

Acetic acid

STATES DETECTED

1

serves

219,000

utilities detected

4

Overview

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Acetic acid around the Country

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State Utilities People Served
New York4219,400

Utilities with the highest amounts of acetic acid, 2021-2023

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility Location Tests Average level People served
WA of Great Neck NorthGreat Neck, NY1 of 72.86 ppb31,400
Water Authority of Western NassauNew Hyde Park, NY1 of 92.22 ppb120,000
Bethpage WDBethpage, NY3 of 381.61 ppb33,000
Plainview WDPlainview, NY5 of 900.334 ppb35,000
UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
WA of Great Neck NorthGreat Neck, NY1 of 72.86 ppb31,400
Water Authority of Western NassauNew Hyde Park, NY1 of 92.22 ppb120,000
Bethpage WDBethpage, NY3 of 381.61 ppb33,000
Plainview WDPlainview, NY5 of 900.334 ppb35,000

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