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Monochloroacetic acid

West Virgina American Water Company - Huntington 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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195

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
20141.07 ppb329ND - 10.2 ppb
20150.0813 ppb321ND - 2.60 ppb
2016ND350ND
2017ND320ND
2018ND320ND
2019ND320ND

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
2014-02-1024798301ND
2014-02-1024798501ND
2014-02-10247986012.10 ppb
2014-02-1024798801ND
2014-02-1024798901ND
2014-02-1124798201ND
2014-02-1124798401ND
2014-02-1324798701ND
2014-05-12256226014.00 ppb
2014-05-12256228014.10 ppb
2014-05-122562290110.2 ppb
2014-05-12256230013.60 ppb
2014-05-1225623101ND
2014-05-1325622501ND
2014-05-1325622701ND
2014-05-1325623201ND
2014-08-11267839012.40 ppb
2014-08-11267840012.30 ppb
2014-08-1126784101ND
2014-08-1126784201ND
2014-08-11267843013.10 ppb
2014-08-1126784501ND
2014-08-1126784601ND
2014-08-14267844012.40 ppb
2014-11-1027477001ND
2014-11-1027477101ND
2014-11-1027477201ND
2014-11-1027477301ND
2014-11-1027477401ND
2014-11-1027477501ND
2014-11-1027477601ND
2014-11-1027477701ND
2015-02-1028117301ND
2015-02-1028117401ND
2015-02-1028117501ND
2015-02-1028117601ND
2015-02-1028117701ND
2015-02-1028117801ND
2015-02-1028117901ND
2015-02-1028118001ND
2015-05-1228875101ND
2015-05-1228875201ND
2015-05-1228875301ND
2015-05-1228875401ND
2015-05-1228875501ND
2015-05-1228875701ND
2015-05-1228875801ND
2015-05-1529320301ND
2015-08-1129916301ND
2015-08-1129916401ND
2015-08-1129916501ND
2015-08-1129916601ND
2015-08-1129916701ND
2015-08-1129916801ND
2015-08-1129916901ND
2015-08-1129917001ND
2015-11-1030523601ND
2015-11-1030523701ND
2015-11-1030523801ND
2015-11-1030523901ND
2015-11-10305240012.60 ppb
2015-11-1030524101ND
2015-11-1030524201ND
2015-11-1030524301ND
2016-02-0931283601ND
2016-02-0931283701ND
2016-02-0931283801ND
2016-02-0931283901ND
2016-02-0931284001ND
2016-02-0931284101ND
2016-02-0931284201ND
2016-02-0931284301ND
2016-02-2731518101ND
2016-02-2831518501ND
2016-02-2931518401ND
2016-05-1131898701ND
2016-05-1131898801ND
2016-05-1131898901ND
2016-05-1131899001ND
2016-05-1131899101ND
2016-05-1131899201ND
2016-05-1131899301ND
2016-05-1131899401ND
2016-08-0933024101ND
2016-08-0933024201ND
2016-08-0933024301ND
2016-08-0933024401ND
2016-08-0933024501ND
2016-08-0933024601ND
2016-08-0933024701ND
2016-08-0933024801ND
2016-11-0833824201ND
2016-11-0833824301ND
2016-11-0833824401ND
2016-11-0833824501ND
2016-11-0833824601ND
2016-11-0833824701ND
2016-11-0833824801ND
2016-11-0833824901ND
2017-02-1434629601ND
2017-02-1434629701ND
2017-02-1434629801ND
2017-02-1434629901ND
2017-02-1434630001ND
2017-02-1434630101ND
2017-02-1434630201ND
2017-02-1434630301ND
2017-05-0935412801ND
2017-05-0935413001ND
2017-05-0935413201ND
2017-05-0935413401ND
2017-05-0935413501ND
2017-05-0935413701ND
2017-05-0935413901ND
2017-05-0935414101ND
2017-08-1036665501ND
2017-08-1036665601ND
2017-08-1036665701ND
2017-08-1036665801ND
2017-08-1036665901ND
2017-08-1036666001ND
2017-08-1036666101ND
2017-08-1036666201ND
2017-11-1537668101ND
2017-11-1537668201ND
2017-11-1537668301ND
2017-11-1537668401ND
2017-11-1537668501ND
2017-11-1537668601ND
2017-11-1537668701ND
2017-11-1537668801ND
2018-02-1438593601ND
2018-02-1438593701ND
2018-02-1438593801ND
2018-02-1438593901ND
2018-02-1438594001ND
2018-02-1438594101ND
2018-02-1438594201ND
2018-02-1438594301ND
2018-05-0839349901ND
2018-05-0839350001ND
2018-05-0839350101ND
2018-05-0839350201ND
2018-05-0839350301ND
2018-05-0839350401ND
2018-05-0839350501ND
2018-05-0839350601ND
2018-08-1440681401ND
2018-08-1440681501ND
2018-08-1440681601ND
2018-08-1440681701ND
2018-08-1440681801ND
2018-08-1440681901ND
2018-08-1440682001ND
2018-08-1440682101ND
2018-11-1341891801ND
2018-11-1341891901ND
2018-11-1341892001ND
2018-11-1341892101ND
2018-11-1341892201ND
2018-11-1341892301ND
2018-11-1341892401ND
2018-11-1341892501ND
2019-02-1942946701ND
2019-02-1942946801ND
2019-02-1942946901ND
2019-02-1942947001ND
2019-02-1942947101ND
2019-02-1942947201ND
2019-02-1942947401ND
2019-02-1942947501ND
2019-05-1344062301ND
2019-05-1344062401ND
2019-05-1344062501ND
2019-05-1344062601ND
2019-05-1344062701ND
2019-05-1344062801ND
2019-05-1344062901ND
2019-05-1344063001ND
2019-08-1345561801ND
2019-08-1345561901ND
2019-08-1345562001ND
2019-08-1345562101ND
2019-08-1345562201ND
2019-08-1345562301ND
2019-08-1345562401ND
2019-08-1345562501ND
2019-11-0647273501ND
2019-11-0647273601ND
2019-11-0647273701ND
2019-11-0647273801ND
2019-11-0647273901ND
2019-11-0647274001ND
2019-11-0647274101ND
2019-11-0647274201ND