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Monochloroacetic acid

Oppelo Water Department

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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.800 ppb82ND - 3.50 ppb
20192.29 ppb86ND - 4.40 ppb
20200.813 ppb82ND - 4.10 ppb
20212.10 ppb84ND - 5.70 ppb
20220.294 ppb81ND - 2.35 ppb
20231.41 ppb84ND - 2.96 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 53 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 53 ppb for monochloroacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk.a public health goal. This health guideline protects against change to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-1718018003101ND
2018-01-1718018003001ND
2018-04-1718109002401ND
2018-04-17181090023012.90 ppb
2018-07-17182000049013.50 ppb
2018-07-1718200005001ND
2018-10-1718290003701ND
2018-11-2018325002801ND
2019-02-1319045000301ND
2019-02-13190450004012.30 ppb
2019-04-22191150066012.70 ppb
2019-04-22191150065012.10 ppb
2019-07-22192060063024.30 ppb
2019-07-22192060064024.40 ppb
2019-10-14192900010012.50 ppb
2019-10-1419290001101ND
2020-01-2820030013701ND
2020-01-2820030013801ND
2020-05-0520128000901ND
2020-05-0520128001001ND
2020-08-0320218000801ND
2020-08-03202180007012.40 ppb
2020-11-0320310013401ND
2020-11-03203100133014.10 ppb
2021-02-0221036001001ND
2021-02-02210360011015.70 ppb
2021-05-03211260018013.80 ppb
2021-05-03211260019013.20 ppb
2021-08-0221217003901ND
2021-08-02212170040014.10 ppb
2021-11-0121308000601ND
2021-11-0121308000701ND
2022-01-3122033005801ND
2022-01-3122033005701ND
2022-05-02O197530-HAA-1ND
2022-05-02O197531-HAA-1ND
2022-08-01O200327-HAA-1ND
2022-08-01O200328-HAA-12.35 ppb
2022-10-31O203485-HAA-1ND
2022-11-28O204071-HAA-1ND
2023-03-06O206840-HAA-1ND
2023-03-13O207218-HAA-12.96 ppb
2023-05-08O208921-HAA-1ND
2023-05-08O208920-HAA-1ND
2023-07-31O211140-HAA-1ND
2023-07-31O211139-HAA-12.83 ppb
2023-10-30O213626-HAA-12.71 ppb
2023-10-30O213625-HAA-12.81 ppb