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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Lemoore

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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88

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
20140.850 ppb123ND - 3.90 ppb
20150.438 ppb162ND - 3.90 ppb
20160.225 ppb161ND - 3.60 ppb
20170.125 ppb161ND - 2.00 ppb
2018ND120ND
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
2014-02-215810-903-1020ND
2014-02-215810-902-1050ND
2014-02-215810-901-1120ND
2014-02-215810-900-0930ND
2014-05-075810-903-1040ND
2014-05-075810-902-1055ND
2014-05-075810-901-11323.90 ppb
2014-05-075810-900-1120ND
2014-11-205810-903-1049ND
2014-11-205810-902-11103.60 ppb
2014-11-205810-901-10202.70 ppb
2014-11-205810-900-0949ND
2015-02-195810-901-11353.10 ppb
2015-02-195810-902-1104ND
2015-02-195810-903-1040ND
2015-02-195810-900-10183.90 ppb
2015-05-215810-903-1117ND
2015-05-215810-902-1132ND
2015-05-215810-901-1150ND
2015-05-215810-900-1056ND
2015-08-215810-901-1050ND
2015-08-215810-900-0950ND
2015-08-215810-903-1016ND
2015-08-215810-902-1032ND
2015-11-175810-903-1110ND
2015-11-175810-901-0945ND
2015-11-175810-900-1030ND
2015-11-175810-902-1130ND
2016-02-085810-900-1042ND
2016-02-085810-903-1100ND
2016-02-085810-902-1110ND
2016-02-085810-901-1128ND
2016-05-055810-900-09443.60 ppb
2016-05-055810-903-1006ND
2016-05-055810-902-1021ND
2016-05-055810-901-1055ND
2016-08-055810-901-1113ND
2016-08-055810-900-1013ND
2016-08-055810-903-1036ND
2016-08-055810-902-1053ND
2016-11-225810-901-1112ND
2016-11-225810-903-1023ND
2016-11-225810-902-1050ND
2016-11-225810-900-0951ND
2017-02-095810-903-1005ND
2017-02-095810-902-1020ND
2017-02-095810-900-0942ND
2017-02-095810-901-1035ND
2017-05-155810-900-0935ND
2017-05-155810-901-1022ND
2017-05-155810-903-0953ND
2017-05-155810-902-1005ND
2017-08-035810-902-0750ND
2017-08-035810-903-0915ND
2017-08-035810-900-0715ND
2017-08-035810-901-0735ND
2017-11-285810-902-1120ND
2017-11-285810-903-11102.00 ppb
2017-11-285810-900-1049ND
2017-11-285810-901-1130ND
2018-02-095810-900-1016ND
2018-02-095810-903-1045ND
2018-02-095810-901-1115ND
2018-02-095810-902-1055ND
2018-05-015810-901-1100ND
2018-05-015810-900-0930ND
2018-05-015810-903-1000ND
2018-05-015810-902-1030ND
2018-09-065810-900-0900ND
2018-09-065810-901-0953ND
2018-09-065810-903-0924ND
2018-09-065810-902-0941ND
2019-01-085810-903-0930ND
2019-01-085810-901-1050ND
2019-01-085810-902-0950ND
2019-01-085810-900-1120ND
2019-05-145810-903-0905ND
2019-05-145810-902-0920ND
2019-05-145810-901-0950ND
2019-05-145810-900-1015ND
2019-08-215810-900-1015ND
2019-08-215810-903-0925ND
2019-08-215810-902-0945ND
2019-08-215810-901-1245ND
2019-12-035810-900-1015ND
2019-12-035810-903-0920ND
2019-12-035810-902-0935ND
2019-12-035810-901-0730ND