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Monochloroacetic acid

Hackettstown MUA

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND160ND
20150.368 ppb168ND - 1.27 ppb
20160.0463 ppb162ND - 0.570 ppb
2017ND160ND
20180.156 ppb161ND - 2.50 ppb
20190.206 ppb161ND - 3.30 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
2014-03-27L4094075-1ND
2014-03-27L4094075-3ND
2014-03-27L4094075-2ND
2014-03-27L4094075-4ND
2014-06-19L4569700-4ND
2014-06-19L4569700-3ND
2014-06-19L4569700-2ND
2014-06-19L4569700-5ND
2014-08-05L4801007-3ND
2014-08-05L4801007-2ND
2014-08-05L4801007-1ND
2014-08-05L4801007-4ND
2014-10-09L4573202-3ND
2014-10-09L4573202-2ND
2014-10-09L4573202-1ND
2014-10-09L4573202-4ND
2015-01-22L5336372-4ND
2015-01-22L5336372-3ND
2015-01-22L5336372-1ND
2015-01-22L5336372-2ND
2015-04-16L5356859-4ND
2015-04-16L5356859-10.460 ppb
2015-04-16L5356859-30.340 ppb
2015-04-16L5356859-20.230 ppb
2015-07-30L5733131-4ND
2015-07-30L5733131-11.27 ppb
2015-07-30L5733131-2ND
2015-07-31L5734217-10.850 ppb
2015-10-15L5865767-11.03 ppb
2015-10-15L5865767-4ND
2015-10-15L5865767-31.19 ppb
2015-10-15L5865767-20.510 ppb
2016-01-12L6014924-4ND
2016-01-12L6014924-1ND
2016-01-12L6014924-20.170 ppb
2016-01-12L6014924-30.570 ppb
2016-04-053427340ND
2016-04-053427341ND
2016-04-053427343ND
2016-04-053427342ND
2016-07-193501504ND
2016-07-193501505ND
2016-07-193501507ND
2016-07-193501506ND
2016-10-043561087ND
2016-10-043561085ND
2016-10-043561088ND
2016-10-043561086ND
2017-01-243626875ND
2017-01-243626874ND
2017-01-243626877ND
2017-01-243626876ND
2017-04-203679518ND
2017-04-203679516ND
2017-04-203679515ND
2017-04-203679517ND
2017-07-183736048ND
2017-07-183736047ND
2017-07-183736049ND
2017-07-183736050ND
2017-10-177102717-01ND
2017-10-177102717-03ND
2017-10-177102717-02ND
2017-10-177102717-04ND
2018-01-098011289-03ND
2018-01-098011289-04ND
2018-01-098011289-01ND
2018-01-098011289-02ND
2018-04-198040256-03ND
2018-04-198040256-04ND
2018-04-198040256-02ND
2018-04-198040256-01ND
2018-07-248070330-02ND
2018-07-248070330-01ND
2018-07-248070330-03ND
2018-07-248070330-04ND
2018-10-022341799002ND
2018-10-022341799003ND
2018-10-022341799004ND
2018-10-0223417990012.50 ppb
2019-01-153011070001ND
2019-01-153011070004ND
2019-01-153011070003ND
2019-01-153011070002ND
2019-04-023025410004ND
2019-04-023025410002ND
2019-04-023025410001ND
2019-04-023025410003ND
2019-07-023043363004ND
2019-07-023043363001ND
2019-07-023043363003ND
2019-07-023043363002ND
2019-10-1030632050013.30 ppb
2019-10-103063205003ND
2019-10-103063205002ND
2019-10-103063205004ND