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Monochloroacetic acid

Camden District

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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93

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND120ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
20170.0638 ppb161ND - 1.02 ppb
20180.346 ppb175ND - 1.57 ppb
20190.0744 ppb161ND - 1.19 ppb

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
2014-03-06L4969863-4ND
2014-03-06L4969863-3ND
2014-03-06L4969863-2ND
2014-03-06L4969863-1ND
2014-06-02L5093028-4ND
2014-06-02L5093028-3ND
2014-06-02L5093028-2ND
2014-06-02L5093028-1ND
2014-09-03L5235613-2ND
2014-09-03L5235613-1ND
2014-09-03L5235613-3ND
2014-09-03L5235613-4ND
2015-03-02L5484013-4ND
2015-03-02L5484013-3ND
2015-03-02L5484013-2ND
2015-03-02L5484013-1ND
2015-06-01L5627941-4ND
2015-06-01L5627941-3ND
2015-06-01L5627941-2ND
2015-06-01L5627941-1ND
2015-09-09L5810420-2 HAA5ND
2015-09-09L5810420-1HAA5ND
2015-09-09L5810420-3 HAA5ND
2015-09-09L5810420-4 HAA5ND
2015-12-07L5953522-4ND
2015-12-07L5953522-3ND
2015-12-07L5953522-2ND
2015-12-07L5953522-1ND
2016-03-07L6114810-4ND
2016-03-07L6114810-3ND
2016-03-07L6114810-2ND
2016-03-07L6114810-1ND
2016-06-06L6302622-4 HAA5ND
2016-06-06L6302622-1 HAA5ND
2016-06-06L6302622-2 HAA5ND
2016-06-06L6302622-3 HAA5ND
2016-09-07L6460449-4 HAA5ND
2016-09-07L6460449-3 HAA5ND
2016-09-07L6460449-2 HAA5ND
2016-09-07L6460449-1 HAA5ND
2016-12-052194821004ND
2016-12-052194821003ND
2016-12-052194821002ND
2016-12-052194821001ND
2017-03-062214427003ND
2017-03-062214427004ND
2017-03-062214427002ND
2017-03-062214427001ND
2017-06-062237617004ND
2017-06-062237617003ND
2017-06-062237617002ND
2017-06-062237617001ND
2017-09-05S6590881.02 ppb
2017-09-05S659084ND
2017-09-05S659080ND
2017-09-05S659076ND
2017-12-05S730759ND
2017-12-05S730755ND
2017-12-05S730763ND
2017-12-05S737153ND
2018-01-17S730843ND
2018-03-05S770692ND
2018-03-05S770688ND
2018-03-05S770684ND
2018-03-05S770680ND
2018-06-04S7708851.57 ppb
2018-06-04S7708811.00 ppb
2018-06-04S7708431.25 ppb
2018-06-04S7708391.04 ppb
2018-09-05S812287ND
2018-09-05S812255ND
2018-09-05S812259ND
2018-09-05S8122631.02 ppb
2018-12-03S817039ND
2018-12-03S817035ND
2018-12-03S817031ND
2018-12-03S817027ND
2019-03-05S847951ND
2019-03-05S847955ND
2019-03-05S847959ND
2019-03-05S847963ND
2019-06-04S848089ND
2019-06-04S848085ND
2019-06-04S848081ND
2019-06-04S848077ND
2019-09-04S864735ND
2019-09-04S864731ND
2019-09-04S8647271.19 ppb
2019-09-04S864723ND
2019-12-03S919929ND
2019-12-03S919933ND
2019-12-03S919945ND
2019-12-03S919925ND