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Monochloroacetic acid

Council Bluffs Water Works

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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192

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
2014ND320ND
2015ND320ND
20160.563 ppb327ND - 3.00 ppb
20170.344 ppb325ND - 3.00 ppb
20180.344 ppb324ND - 4.00 ppb
20190.0625 ppb321ND - 2.00 ppb

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
2014-01-202029745ND
2014-01-202029746ND
2014-01-202029747ND
2014-01-202029748ND
2014-01-202029749ND
2014-01-202029750ND
2014-01-202029751ND
2014-01-202029753ND
2014-04-212046309ND
2014-04-212046311ND
2014-04-212046312ND
2014-04-212046313ND
2014-04-212046314ND
2014-04-212046315ND
2014-04-212046316ND
2014-04-212046317ND
2014-07-222065679ND
2014-07-222065680ND
2014-07-222065681ND
2014-07-222065682ND
2014-07-222065683ND
2014-07-222065684ND
2014-07-222065685ND
2014-07-222065686ND
2014-10-202087473ND
2014-10-202087474ND
2014-10-202087475ND
2014-10-202087484ND
2014-10-202086547ND
2014-10-202086552ND
2014-10-202086559ND
2014-10-202086568ND
2015-01-19OE210539ND
2015-01-19OE210540ND
2015-01-19OE210541ND
2015-01-19OE210542ND
2015-01-19OE210535ND
2015-01-19OE210536ND
2015-01-19OE210537ND
2015-01-19OE210538ND
2015-04-08OE229094ND
2015-04-08OE229093ND
2015-04-08OE229096ND
2015-04-08OE229095ND
2015-04-08OE229097ND
2015-04-08OE229098ND
2015-04-08OE229099ND
2015-04-08OE229100ND
2015-07-20OE269583ND
2015-07-20OE269584ND
2015-07-20OE269585ND
2015-07-20OE269586ND
2015-07-20OE269588ND
2015-07-20OE269587ND
2015-07-20OE269590ND
2015-07-20OE269589ND
2015-10-20OE308535ND
2015-10-20OE308538ND
2015-10-20OE308541ND
2015-10-20OE308537ND
2015-10-20OE308536ND
2015-10-20OE308540ND
2015-10-20OE308534ND
2015-10-20OE308539ND
2016-01-19OE336755ND
2016-01-19OE336757ND
2016-01-19OE336756ND
2016-01-19OE336759ND
2016-01-19OE336758ND
2016-01-19OE336752ND
2016-01-19OE336753ND
2016-01-19OE336754ND
2016-04-19OE368346ND
2016-04-19OE368350ND
2016-04-19OE368345ND
2016-04-19OE368351ND
2016-04-19OE368347ND
2016-04-19OE368348ND
2016-04-19OE368349ND
2016-04-19OE368352ND
2016-07-18OE4030963.00 ppb
2016-07-18OE4030922.00 ppb
2016-07-18OE4030973.00 ppb
2016-07-18OE4030953.00 ppb
2016-07-18OE403093ND
2016-07-18OE4030942.00 ppb
2016-07-18OE4030993.00 ppb
2016-07-18OE4030982.00 ppb
2016-10-24OE445113ND
2016-10-24OE445112ND
2016-10-24OE445108ND
2016-10-24OE445107ND
2016-10-24OE445106ND
2016-10-24OE445109ND
2016-10-24OE445110ND
2016-10-24OE445111ND
2017-01-30OE475573ND
2017-01-30OE4755743.00 ppb
2017-01-30OE475575ND
2017-01-30OE4755772.00 ppb
2017-01-30OE4755762.00 ppb
2017-01-30OE4755782.00 ppb
2017-01-30OE475579ND
2017-01-30OE4755802.00 ppb
2017-04-17OE503402ND
2017-04-17OE503403ND
2017-04-17OE503405ND
2017-04-17OE503404ND
2017-04-17OE503406ND
2017-04-17OE503407ND
2017-04-17OE503408ND
2017-04-17OE503409ND
2017-07-17OE538779ND
2017-07-17OE538782ND
2017-07-17OE538781ND
2017-07-17OE538783ND
2017-07-17OE538780ND
2017-07-17OE538785ND
2017-07-17OE538786ND
2017-07-17OE538784ND
2017-10-23OE581675ND
2017-10-23OE581676ND
2017-10-23OE581677ND
2017-10-23OE581678ND
2017-10-23OE581679ND
2017-10-23OE581680ND
2017-10-23OE581682ND
2017-10-23OE581681ND
2018-01-23OE614070ND
2018-01-23OE614071ND
2018-01-23OE614072ND
2018-01-23OE614073ND
2018-01-23OE614074ND
2018-01-23OE614075ND
2018-01-23OE614076ND
2018-01-23OE614077ND
2018-04-23OE649005ND
2018-04-23OE649006ND
2018-04-23OE6490073.00 ppb
2018-04-23OE6490082.00 ppb
2018-04-23OE649009ND
2018-04-23OE649010ND
2018-04-23OE6490114.00 ppb
2018-04-23OE6490122.00 ppb
2018-07-23OE687573ND
2018-07-23OE687574ND
2018-07-23OE687575ND
2018-07-23OE687576ND
2018-07-23OE687577ND
2018-07-23OE687578ND
2018-07-23OE687579ND
2018-07-23OE687580ND
2018-10-22OE730488ND
2018-10-22OE730489ND
2018-10-22OE730490ND
2018-10-22OE730491ND
2018-10-22OE730492ND
2018-10-22OE730493ND
2018-10-22OE730494ND
2018-10-22OE730495ND
2019-01-22OE763224ND
2019-01-22OE763226ND
2019-01-22OE763227ND
2019-01-22OE763228ND
2019-01-22OE763230ND
2019-01-22OE763231ND
2019-01-31OE765895ND
2019-01-31OE765896ND
2019-04-22OE797997ND
2019-04-22OE797998ND
2019-04-22OE797999ND
2019-04-22OE798000ND
2019-04-22OE798001ND
2019-04-22OE798002ND
2019-04-22OE798003ND
2019-04-22OE7980042.00 ppb
2019-07-15OE834887ND
2019-07-15OE834888ND
2019-07-15OE834889ND
2019-07-15OE834890ND
2019-07-15OE834891ND
2019-07-15OE834892ND
2019-07-15OE834893ND
2019-07-15OE834894ND
2019-10-14OE879353ND
2019-10-14OE879354ND
2019-10-14OE879355ND
2019-10-14OE879356ND
2019-10-14OE879357ND
2019-10-14OE879358ND
2019-10-14OE879359ND
2019-10-14OE879360ND