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Monochloroacetic acid

Sacramento Suburban Water 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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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND80ND
2018ND400ND
2019ND480ND

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
2017-10-179590-901-0830ND
2017-10-179590-908-1230ND
2017-10-179590-907-1030ND
2017-10-179590-906-1000ND
2017-10-179590-905-1200ND
2017-10-179590-904-0930ND
2017-10-179590-902-1130ND
2017-10-179590-903-1100ND
2018-01-249590-901-0850ND
2018-01-249590-908-1410ND
2018-01-249590-907-1200ND
2018-01-249590-906-1020ND
2018-01-249590-905-1325ND
2018-01-249590-904-0945ND
2018-01-249590-903-1125ND
2018-01-249590-902-1300ND
2018-04-199590-906-1228ND
2018-04-199590-905-1110ND
2018-04-199590-907-1203ND
2018-04-199590-904-1355ND
2018-04-199590-902-1140ND
2018-04-199590-903-0929ND
2018-04-199590-901-1316ND
2018-04-199590-908-1037ND
2018-07-119590-904-1041ND
2018-07-119590-906-1122ND
2018-07-119590-902-1258ND
2018-07-119590-905-1329ND
2018-07-119590-907-1234ND
2018-07-119590-901-0931ND
2018-07-119590-908-1358ND
2018-07-119590-903-1431ND
2018-10-169590-901-1350ND
2018-10-169590-902-1035ND
2018-10-169590-902-1045ND
2018-10-169590-906-1225ND
2018-10-169590-906-1230ND
2018-10-169590-905-1010ND
2018-10-169590-905-1000ND
2018-10-169590-901-1355ND
2018-10-169590-908-0910ND
2018-10-169590-907-1105ND
2018-10-169590-907-1110ND
2018-10-169590-904-1300ND
2018-10-169590-903-1145ND
2018-10-169590-903-1140ND
2018-10-169590-908-0900ND
2018-10-169590-904-1255ND
2019-01-159590-903-1050ND
2019-01-159590-908-1015ND
2019-01-159590-907-0950ND
2019-01-159590-905-1150ND
2019-01-159590-902-0930ND
2019-01-159590-906-1215ND
2019-01-159590-901-0845ND
2019-01-159590-904-1330ND
2019-04-169590-905-1425ND
2019-04-169590-906-1118ND
2019-04-169590-908-1355ND
2019-04-169590-908-1358ND
2019-04-169590-906-1115ND
2019-04-169590-907-1300ND
2019-04-169590-907-1303ND
2019-04-169590-903-1240ND
2019-04-169590-902-1330ND
2019-04-169590-905-1428ND
2019-04-169590-901-1033ND
2019-04-169590-901-1030ND
2019-04-169590-903-1243ND
2019-04-169590-902-1333ND
2019-04-169590-904-1145ND
2019-04-169590-904-1148ND
2019-07-169590-901-1340ND
2019-07-169590-907-1015ND
2019-07-169590-904-1420ND
2019-07-169590-908-0820ND
2019-07-169590-903-1200ND
2019-07-169590-906-1300ND
2019-07-169590-905-0900ND
2019-07-169590-902-1045ND
2019-08-209590-903-1405ND
2019-08-209590-902-1500ND
2019-08-209590-907-1345ND
2019-08-209590-901-1115ND
2019-08-209590-904-1200ND
2019-08-209590-908-1425ND
2019-08-209590-906-1315ND
2019-08-209590-905-1440ND
2019-10-039590-908-0913ND
2019-10-039590-901-0915ND
2019-10-039590-902-1018ND
2019-10-039590-907-1010ND
2019-10-039590-903-1035ND
2019-10-039590-904-1058ND
2019-10-039590-906-1037ND
2019-10-039590-905-0942ND