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Monochloroacetic acid

South Pike County Water

Monochloroacetic 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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48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND80ND
20180.338 ppb81ND - 2.70 ppb
2019ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 53 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 53 ppb for monochloroacetic 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.. This health guideline protects against system toxicity.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-2114023006701ND
2014-01-2114023007101ND
2014-04-1414107004701ND
2014-04-1414107005101ND
2014-07-1414198006601ND
2014-07-1414198007001ND
2014-10-1314289008201ND
2014-10-1314289008901ND
2015-01-1215015003501ND
2015-01-1215015004001ND
2015-04-1415106012001ND
2015-04-1415106012601ND
2015-07-1415197002301ND
2015-07-1415197001801ND
2015-10-1215288000501ND
2015-10-1215288001001ND
2016-01-1116014000301ND
2016-01-1116014001101ND
2016-04-1216105003601ND
2016-04-1216105003501ND
2016-07-1216196003401ND
2016-07-1216196003301ND
2016-10-1116287005601ND
2016-10-1116287005301ND
2017-01-0917012001101ND
2017-01-0917012000301ND
2017-04-1017102003501ND
2017-04-1017102004201ND
2017-07-1117194002801ND
2017-07-1117194002301ND
2017-10-0917285003401ND
2017-10-0917285004101ND
2018-01-0818011001102ND
2018-01-0818011000302ND
2018-04-09181010051012.70 ppb
2018-04-0918101005701ND
2018-07-1018193003201ND
2018-07-1018193002401ND
2018-10-1018284005201ND
2018-10-1018284005401ND
2019-01-1519017006101ND
2019-01-1519017005901ND
2019-04-0919101006901ND
2019-04-0919101006301ND
2019-07-3019212002801ND
2019-07-3019212002301ND
2019-10-0819283001501ND
2019-10-0819283002201ND