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Monochloroacetic acid

Lake Sherwood Community Services 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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND40ND
20230.250 ppb81ND - 2.00 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
2018-02-05CA5610069_DST_003-201802051015ND
2018-02-05CA5610069_DST_002-201802051021ND
2019-02-05CA5610069_DST_002-201902051322ND
2019-02-05CA5610069_DST_003-201902051300ND
2020-02-06CA5610069_DST_003-202002061406ND
2020-02-06CA5610069_DST_002-202002061355ND
2021-02-03CA5610069_DST_003-202102030857ND
2021-02-03CA5610069_DST_002-202102030903ND
2022-02-01CA5610069_DST_002-202202011158ND
2022-02-01CA5610069_DST_003-202202011151ND
2022-11-01CA5610069_DST_002-202211011240ND
2022-11-01CA5610069_DST_003-202211011225ND
2023-02-08CA5610069_DST_002-202302081020ND
2023-02-08CA5610069_DST_003-2023020810352.00 ppb
2023-05-02CA5610069_DST_002-202305021325ND
2023-05-02CA5610069_DST_003-202305021210ND
2023-08-08CA5610069_DST_002-202308081215ND
2023-08-08CA5610069_DST_003-202308081229ND
2023-11-02CA5610069_DST_002-202311020905ND
2023-11-02CA5610069_DST_003-202311020856ND