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Monochloroacetic acid

Dekalb County

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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288

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
20140.627 ppb488ND - 6.60 ppb
20150.340 ppb486ND - 3.60 ppb
20160.356 ppb487ND - 3.20 ppb
2017ND480ND
2018ND480ND
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
2014-01-13AI262893.20 ppb
2014-01-13AI26290ND
2014-01-13AI262913.60 ppb
2014-01-13AI262923.40 ppb
2014-01-13AI262936.60 ppb
2014-01-13AI262943.70 ppb
2014-01-13AI262953.50 ppb
2014-01-14AI26538ND
2014-01-14AI26539ND
2014-01-14AI26540ND
2014-01-14AI26541ND
2014-01-14AI26542ND
2014-04-08AI37329ND
2014-04-08AI37330ND
2014-04-08AI37331ND
2014-04-08AI37332ND
2014-04-08AI37333ND
2014-04-09AI37629ND
2014-04-09AI37630ND
2014-04-09AI37631ND
2014-04-09AI37632ND
2014-04-09AI376333.10 ppb
2014-04-09AI376343.00 ppb
2014-04-09AI37635ND
2014-07-08AI45029ND
2014-07-08AI45030ND
2014-07-08AI45031ND
2014-07-08AI45032ND
2014-07-08AI45033ND
2014-07-08AI45034ND
2014-07-08AI45035ND
2014-07-09AI45202ND
2014-07-09AI45203ND
2014-07-09AI45204ND
2014-07-09AI45205ND
2014-07-09AI45206ND
2014-10-14AI57401ND
2014-10-14AI57402ND
2014-10-14AI57403ND
2014-10-14AI57404ND
2014-10-15AI57608ND
2014-10-15AI57609ND
2014-10-15AI57610ND
2014-10-15AI57611ND
2014-10-15AI57612ND
2014-10-15AI57613ND
2014-10-15AI57614ND
2014-10-15AI57618ND
2015-01-20AI62991ND
2015-01-20AI62992ND
2015-01-20AI62993ND
2015-01-20AI62994ND
2015-01-20AI62995ND
2015-01-20AI62996ND
2015-01-21AI63098ND
2015-01-21AI63099ND
2015-01-21AI63100ND
2015-01-21AI63101ND
2015-01-21AI63102ND
2015-01-21AI63103ND
2015-04-15AI74863ND
2015-04-15AI74864ND
2015-04-15AI74865ND
2015-04-15AI74866ND
2015-04-15AI74867ND
2015-04-16AI75010ND
2015-04-16AI75011ND
2015-04-16AI75012ND
2015-04-16AI75013ND
2015-04-16AI75014ND
2015-04-16AI75015ND
2015-04-16AI75016ND
2015-07-13AI82568ND
2015-07-13AI825693.60 ppb
2015-07-13AI82570ND
2015-07-13AI82571ND
2015-07-13AI825722.70 ppb
2015-07-14AI82833ND
2015-07-14AI82834ND
2015-07-14AI82835ND
2015-07-14AI82836ND
2015-07-14AI82837ND
2015-07-14AI828382.30 ppb
2015-07-14AI82839ND
2015-10-12AI92671ND
2015-10-12AI92673ND
2015-10-12AI926752.60 ppb
2015-10-12AI92680ND
2015-10-12AI92681ND
2015-10-13AI926702.10 ppb
2015-10-13AI92672ND
2015-10-13AI92674ND
2015-10-13AI92676ND
2015-10-13AI926773.00 ppb
2015-10-13AI92678ND
2015-10-13AI92679ND
2016-01-11AJ03757ND
2016-01-11AJ03758ND
2016-01-11AJ03759ND
2016-01-11AJ03760ND
2016-01-11AJ03761ND
2016-01-11AJ03762ND
2016-01-11AJ03763ND
2016-01-12AJ03931ND
2016-01-12AJ03932ND
2016-01-12AJ03933ND
2016-01-12AJ03934ND
2016-01-12AJ03935ND
2016-04-11AJ09749ND
2016-04-11AJ09750ND
2016-04-11AJ09751ND
2016-04-11AJ097522.50 ppb
2016-04-11AJ09753ND
2016-04-12AJ09866ND
2016-04-12AJ09867ND
2016-04-12AJ09868ND
2016-04-12AJ09869ND
2016-04-12AJ09870ND
2016-04-12AJ09871ND
2016-04-12AJ09872ND
2016-07-11AJ16934ND
2016-07-11AJ16935ND
2016-07-11AJ16936ND
2016-07-11AJ16937ND
2016-07-11AJ16938ND
2016-07-12AJ17237ND
2016-07-12AJ17238ND
2016-07-12AJ17239ND
2016-07-12AJ17240ND
2016-07-12AJ17241ND
2016-07-12AJ17242ND
2016-07-12AJ17243ND
2016-10-11AJ31118ND
2016-10-11AJ311193.20 ppb
2016-10-11AJ31120ND
2016-10-11AJ31121ND
2016-10-11AJ31122ND
2016-10-11AJ31123ND
2016-10-12AJ312222.10 ppb
2016-10-12AJ312232.60 ppb
2016-10-12AJ312242.10 ppb
2016-10-12AJ312252.30 ppb
2016-10-12AJ31226ND
2016-10-12AJ312272.30 ppb
2017-01-11AJ37934ND
2017-01-11AJ37935ND
2017-01-11AJ37936ND
2017-01-11AJ37937ND
2017-01-11AJ37938ND
2017-01-11AJ37939ND
2017-01-12AJ38052ND
2017-01-12AJ38053ND
2017-01-12AJ38054ND
2017-01-12AJ38055ND
2017-01-12AJ38056ND
2017-01-12AJ38057ND
2017-04-11AJ52929ND
2017-04-11AJ52930ND
2017-04-11AJ52931ND
2017-04-11AJ52932ND
2017-04-11AJ52933ND
2017-04-12AJ53102ND
2017-04-12AJ53103ND
2017-04-12AJ53104ND
2017-04-12AJ53105ND
2017-04-12AJ53106ND
2017-04-12AJ53107ND
2017-04-13AJ53212ND
2017-07-10AJ59539ND
2017-07-10AJ59540ND
2017-07-10AJ59541ND
2017-07-10AJ59542ND
2017-07-10AJ59543ND
2017-07-10AJ59544ND
2017-07-10AJ59545ND
2017-07-11AJ59708ND
2017-07-11AJ59709ND
2017-07-11AJ59710ND
2017-07-11AJ59711ND
2017-07-11AJ59712ND
2017-10-10AJ71110ND
2017-10-10AJ71111ND
2017-10-10AJ71112ND
2017-10-10AJ71113ND
2017-10-10AJ71114ND
2017-10-10AJ71115ND
2017-10-11AJ71433ND
2017-10-11AJ71434ND
2017-10-11AJ71435ND
2017-10-11AJ71436ND
2017-10-11AJ71437ND
2017-10-11AJ71438ND
2018-01-10AJ76344ND
2018-01-10AJ76345ND
2018-01-10AJ76346ND
2018-01-10AJ76347ND
2018-01-10AJ76348ND
2018-01-11AJ76521ND
2018-01-11AJ76522ND
2018-01-11AJ76523ND
2018-01-11AJ76524ND
2018-01-11AJ76525ND
2018-01-11AJ76526ND
2018-01-11AJ76527ND
2018-04-10AJ87091ND
2018-04-10AJ87092ND
2018-04-10AJ87093ND
2018-04-10AJ87094ND
2018-04-10AJ87095ND
2018-04-10AJ87096ND
2018-04-11AJ87249ND
2018-04-11AJ87250ND
2018-04-11AJ87251ND
2018-04-11AJ87252ND
2018-04-11AJ87253ND
2018-04-11AJ87254ND
2018-07-10AJ93394ND
2018-07-10AJ93395ND
2018-07-10AJ93396ND
2018-07-10AJ93397ND
2018-07-10AJ93398ND
2018-07-10AJ93399ND
2018-07-10AJ93400ND
2018-07-11AJ93714ND
2018-07-11AJ93715ND
2018-07-11AJ93716ND
2018-07-11AJ93717ND
2018-07-11AJ93718ND
2018-10-09AK03642ND
2018-10-09AK03643ND
2018-10-09AK03644ND
2018-10-09AK03645ND
2018-10-09AK03646ND
2018-10-09AK03647ND
2018-10-09AK03648ND
2018-10-10AK03789ND
2018-10-10AK03790ND
2018-10-10AK03791ND
2018-10-10AK03792ND
2018-10-10AK03793ND
2019-01-08AK09016ND
2019-01-08AK09017ND
2019-01-08AK09018ND
2019-01-08AK09019ND
2019-01-08AK09020ND
2019-01-08AK09021ND
2019-01-08AK09022ND
2019-01-09AK09124ND
2019-01-09AK09125ND
2019-01-09AK09126ND
2019-01-09AK09127ND
2019-01-09AK09128ND
2019-04-09AK14823ND
2019-04-09AK14824ND
2019-04-09AK14825ND
2019-04-09AK14826ND
2019-04-09AK14827ND
2019-04-09AK14828ND
2019-04-09AK14829ND
2019-04-10AK14942ND
2019-04-10AK14943ND
2019-04-10AK14944ND
2019-04-10AK14945ND
2019-04-10AK14946ND
2019-07-09AK21661ND
2019-07-09AK21662ND
2019-07-09AK21663ND
2019-07-09AK21664ND
2019-07-09AK21665ND
2019-07-09AK21666ND
2019-07-10AK21903ND
2019-07-10AK21904ND
2019-07-10AK21905ND
2019-07-10AK21906ND
2019-07-10AK21907ND
2019-07-10AK21908ND
2019-10-07AK34277ND
2019-10-07AK34278ND
2019-10-07AK34279ND
2019-10-07AK34280ND
2019-10-07AK34281ND
2019-10-07AK34282ND
2019-10-07AK34283ND
2019-10-08AK34448ND
2019-10-08AK34449ND
2019-10-08AK34450ND
2019-10-08AK34451ND
2019-10-08AK34452ND