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Monochloroacetic acid

IL American - Peoria

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
20140.584 ppb325ND - 5.00 ppb
2015ND320ND
20160.0813 ppb321ND - 2.60 ppb
20170.0781 ppb321ND - 2.50 ppb
2018ND320ND
2019ND320ND

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
2014-01-08243790013.70 ppb
2014-01-0824379101ND
2014-01-08243793014.80 ppb
2014-01-08243794012.60 ppb
2014-01-0824379501ND
2014-01-0824379601ND
2014-01-0824379701ND
2014-01-09243792015.00 ppb
2014-04-0725166701ND
2014-04-0725166801ND
2014-04-0725166901ND
2014-04-0725167001ND
2014-04-0725167101ND
2014-04-0725167201ND
2014-04-0725167301ND
2014-04-0725167401ND
2014-07-0826356101ND
2014-07-0826356201ND
2014-07-0826356301ND
2014-07-0826356401ND
2014-07-0826356501ND
2014-07-0826356601ND
2014-07-0826356701ND
2014-07-0826356801ND
2014-10-0727170701ND
2014-10-0727170801ND
2014-10-0727170901ND
2014-10-0727171001ND
2014-10-07271711012.60 ppb
2014-10-0727171201ND
2014-10-0727171301ND
2014-10-0727171401ND
2015-01-0827918701ND
2015-01-0827918801ND
2015-01-0827918901ND
2015-01-0827919001ND
2015-01-0827919101ND
2015-01-0827919201ND
2015-01-0827919301ND
2015-01-0827919401ND
2015-04-0728597801ND
2015-04-0728597901ND
2015-04-0728598001ND
2015-04-0728598101ND
2015-04-0728598201ND
2015-04-0728598301ND
2015-04-0728598401ND
2015-04-0728598501ND
2015-07-0729621601ND
2015-07-0729621701ND
2015-07-0729621801ND
2015-07-0729621901ND
2015-07-0729622001ND
2015-07-0729622101ND
2015-07-0729622201ND
2015-07-0729622301ND
2015-10-0630393301ND
2015-10-0630393401ND
2015-10-0630393501ND
2015-10-0630393601ND
2015-10-0630393701ND
2015-10-0630393801ND
2015-10-0630393901ND
2015-10-0630394001ND
2016-01-0831030001ND
2016-01-0831030101ND
2016-01-0831030201ND
2016-01-0831030301ND
2016-01-0831030401ND
2016-01-0831030501ND
2016-01-0831030601ND
2016-01-0831030701ND
2016-04-0631716301ND
2016-04-0631716401ND
2016-04-0631716701ND
2016-04-0631716801ND
2016-04-06317169012.60 ppb
2016-04-0631717001ND
2016-04-0731716501ND
2016-04-0831716601ND
2016-07-0632621701ND
2016-07-0632621801ND
2016-07-0632621901ND
2016-07-0632622001ND
2016-07-0632622101ND
2016-07-0632622201ND
2016-07-0632622301ND
2016-07-0732622401ND
2016-10-0733580601ND
2016-10-0733580701ND
2016-10-0733581001ND
2016-10-0733581101ND
2016-10-0733581201ND
2016-10-0733581301ND
2016-10-1033580801ND
2016-10-1033580901ND
2017-01-0934210901ND
2017-01-0934211001ND
2017-01-0934211101ND
2017-01-0934211201ND
2017-01-09342113012.50 ppb
2017-01-0934211401ND
2017-01-0934211501ND
2017-01-0934211601ND
2017-04-0635212501ND
2017-04-0635212601ND
2017-04-0635212701ND
2017-04-0635212801ND
2017-04-0635212901ND
2017-04-0635213001ND
2017-04-0635213101ND
2017-04-0635213201ND
2017-07-0636361401ND
2017-07-0636361501ND
2017-07-0636361601ND
2017-07-0636361701ND
2017-07-0636361801ND
2017-07-0636361901ND
2017-07-0636362001ND
2017-07-0636362101ND
2017-10-0637301201ND
2017-10-0637301301ND
2017-10-0637301401ND
2017-10-0637301501ND
2017-10-0637301701ND
2017-10-0637301801ND
2017-10-0637301901ND
2017-10-0637301601ND
2018-01-0838122801ND
2018-01-0838122901ND
2018-01-0838123001ND
2018-01-0838123201ND
2018-01-0838123301ND
2018-01-0838123401ND
2018-01-0838123501ND
2018-01-0938123101ND
2018-04-0939114301ND
2018-04-0939114401ND
2018-04-0939114501ND
2018-04-0939114601ND
2018-04-0939114701ND
2018-04-0939114801ND
2018-04-0939114901ND
2018-04-1039115001ND
2018-07-0940363201ND
2018-07-0940363301ND
2018-07-0940363401ND
2018-07-0940363501ND
2018-07-0940363601ND
2018-07-0940363701ND
2018-07-0940363801ND
2018-07-0940363901ND
2018-10-0841337701ND
2018-10-0841337801ND
2018-10-0841337901ND
2018-10-0841338001ND
2018-10-0841338101ND
2018-10-0841338201ND
2018-10-0841338301ND
2018-10-0841338401ND
2019-01-0742578801ND
2019-01-0742578901ND
2019-01-0742579001ND
2019-01-0742579101ND
2019-01-0742579201ND
2019-01-0742579301ND
2019-01-0742579401ND
2019-01-0742579501ND
2019-04-0943821301ND
2019-04-0943821401ND
2019-04-0943821501ND
2019-04-0943821601ND
2019-04-0943821701ND
2019-04-0943821801ND
2019-04-0943821901ND
2019-04-0943822501ND
2019-07-0845117101ND
2019-07-0845117201ND
2019-07-0845117301ND
2019-07-0845117401ND
2019-07-0845117501ND
2019-07-0845117601ND
2019-07-0845117701ND
2019-07-0845118001ND
2019-10-0746664201ND
2019-10-0746664301ND
2019-10-0746664601ND
2019-10-0746664701ND
2019-10-0746664801ND
2019-10-0746665701ND
2019-10-0747229601ND
2019-10-0747229701ND