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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monochloroacetic acid

Springlake Mobile Home Park Water System

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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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20142.88 ppb162ND - 23.0 ppb
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-03-241287359ND
2014-03-241287358ND
2014-03-241287359ND
2014-03-241287358ND
2014-06-011310802ND
2014-06-011310802ND
2014-06-171310801ND
2014-06-171310801ND
2014-09-221336463ND
2014-09-221336464ND
2014-09-221336464ND
2014-09-221336463ND
2014-12-181359692ND
2014-12-18135969323.0 ppb
2014-12-18135969323.0 ppb
2014-12-181359692ND
2015-03-131379102ND
2015-03-131379103ND
2015-03-131379103ND
2015-03-131379102ND
2015-06-111402742ND
2015-06-111402743ND
2015-06-111402743ND
2015-06-111402742ND
2015-09-291431114ND
2015-09-291431113ND
2015-09-291431114ND
2015-09-291431113ND
2015-12-281454395ND
2015-12-281454396ND
2015-12-281454396ND
2015-12-281454395ND
2016-03-011471077ND
2016-03-011471078ND
2016-03-011471078ND
2016-03-011471077ND
2016-06-071497360ND
2016-06-071497359ND
2016-06-071497360ND
2016-06-071497359ND
2016-09-301529344ND
2016-09-301529345ND
2016-09-301529345ND
2016-09-301529344ND
2016-12-091547407ND
2016-12-091547408ND
2016-12-091547408ND
2016-12-091547407ND
2017-03-2335302598011ND
2017-03-2335302598010ND
2017-03-2335302598010ND
2017-03-2335302598011ND
2017-06-1635318967013ND
2017-06-1635318967013ND
2017-06-1635318967014ND
2017-06-1635318967014ND
2017-09-2235339070016ND
2017-09-2235339070017ND
2017-09-2235339070016ND
2017-09-2235339070017ND
2017-12-0135360709002ND
2017-12-0135360709001ND
2017-12-0135360709001ND
2017-12-0135360709002ND
2018-03-1635380669002ND
2018-03-1635380669001ND
2018-03-1635380669002ND
2018-03-1635380669001ND
2018-06-0135395601002ND
2018-06-0135395601002ND
2018-06-0135395601001ND
2018-06-0135395601001ND
2018-09-1035417282002ND
2018-09-1035417282001ND
2018-09-1035417282001ND
2018-09-1035417282002ND
2018-12-0535435842001ND
2018-12-0535435842002ND
2018-12-0535435842001ND
2018-12-0535435842002ND
2019-03-0635453385002ND
2019-03-0635453385001ND
2019-03-0635453385001ND
2019-03-0635453385002ND
2019-06-2535478405002ND
2019-06-2535478405002ND
2019-06-2535478405001ND
2019-06-2535478405001ND
2019-09-1935499532002ND
2019-09-1935499532001ND
2019-09-1935499532001ND
2019-09-1935499532002ND
2019-12-1835520388001ND
2019-12-1835520388002ND
2019-12-1835520388001ND
2019-12-1835520388002ND