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Monochloroacetic acid

Colorado City Md

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.

 

53

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.217 ppb61ND - 1.30 ppb
20190.688 ppb83ND - 2.10 ppb
20201.72 ppb62ND - 7.20 ppb
20214.31 ppb149ND - 19.2 ppb
20222.07 ppb106ND - 11.7 ppb
20232.32 ppb97ND - 4.34 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 Result
2018-02-201.30 ppb
2018-02-27ND
2018-05-15ND
2018-08-22ND
2018-11-07ND
2018-11-14ND
2019-01-29ND
2019-02-20ND
2019-05-211.40 ppb
2019-05-28ND
2019-08-152.00 ppb
2019-08-282.10 ppb
2019-11-14ND
2019-11-19ND
2020-02-18ND
2020-02-24ND
2020-05-12ND
2020-05-267.20 ppb
2020-08-033.10 ppb
2020-11-12ND
2021-02-23ND
2021-05-05ND
2021-08-10ND
2021-08-1814.4 ppb
2021-08-255.20 ppb
2021-08-303.40 ppb
2021-08-313.00 ppb
2021-09-2819.2 ppb
2021-09-293.30 ppb
2021-09-304.90 ppb
2021-11-10ND
2021-11-164.40 ppb
2021-11-222.60 ppb
2021-12-07ND
2022-02-08ND
2022-04-05ND
2022-04-131.70 ppb
2022-05-17ND
2022-07-1911.7 ppb
2022-08-252.20 ppb
2022-08-312.00 ppb
2022-09-201.80 ppb
2022-11-171.30 ppb
2022-11-28ND
2023-02-141.80 ppb
2023-05-022.03 ppb
2023-08-013.33 ppb
2023-08-173.46 ppb
2023-08-302.94 ppb
2023-08-313.01 ppb
2023-11-094.34 ppb
2023-11-14ND
2023-11-20ND