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Monochloroacetic acid

Parkville 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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

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 Result
2018-02-13ND
2018-02-13ND
2018-06-21ND
2018-06-21ND
2018-08-28ND
2018-08-28ND
2018-12-04ND
2018-12-04ND
2019-02-12ND
2019-02-12ND
2019-05-21ND
2019-05-21ND
2019-08-19ND
2019-08-19ND
2019-11-21ND
2019-11-21ND
2020-02-13ND
2020-02-13ND
2020-06-04ND
2020-06-04ND
2020-08-31ND
2020-08-31ND
2020-11-24ND
2020-11-24ND
2021-02-09ND
2021-02-09ND
2021-05-19ND
2021-05-19ND
2021-08-17ND
2021-08-17ND
2021-11-16ND
2021-11-17ND
2022-02-08ND
2022-02-08ND
2022-06-07ND
2022-06-07ND
2022-08-15ND
2022-08-15ND
2022-12-29ND
2022-12-29ND
2023-02-24ND
2023-02-24ND
2023-05-17ND
2023-05-17ND
2023-08-22ND
2023-08-22ND
2023-11-07ND
2023-11-07ND