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Monochloroacetic acid

Wilmington

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.

 

52

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.291 ppb81ND - 2.33 ppb
20190.306 ppb81ND - 2.45 ppb
2020ND80ND
20210.680 ppb82ND - 2.88 ppb
20221.15 ppb104ND - 3.46 ppb
2023ND100ND

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 Lab ID Result
2018-02-148022650-01ND
2018-02-148022650-02ND
2018-05-248054529-012.33 ppb
2018-05-248054529-02ND
2018-08-238084713-01ND
2018-08-238084713-02ND
2018-11-168113340-02ND
2018-11-168113340-01ND
2019-02-139022637-01ND
2019-02-139022637-02ND
2019-05-089052312-01ND
2019-05-089052312-022.45 ppb
2019-08-079081957-02ND
2019-08-079081957-01ND
2019-11-069111440-01ND
2019-11-069111440-02ND
2020-02-040021333-02ND
2020-02-040021333-01ND
2020-05-130052773-02ND
2020-05-130052773-01ND
2020-08-050081616-02ND
2020-08-050081616-01ND
2020-11-040111238-02ND
2020-11-040111238-01ND
2021-02-03EB01279-02ND
2021-02-04EB01279-01ND
2021-05-12EE02954-022.56 ppb
2021-05-12EE02954-012.88 ppb
2021-08-262108R85-001BND
2021-08-262108R85-002BND
2021-11-052111794-002BND
2021-11-052111794-001BND
2022-02-282202M31-001B2.76 ppb
2022-02-282202M31-002B2.83 ppb
2022-04-202204G66-001BND
2022-04-202204G66-002BND
2022-05-182205G28-001B2.41 ppb
2022-05-182205G28-002BND
2022-08-042208544-002B3.46 ppb
2022-08-042208544-001BND
2022-11-152211E86-002BND
2022-11-152211E86-001BND
2023-01-172301C67-002BND
2023-01-172301C67-001BND
2023-02-232302J61-001BND
2023-02-232302J61-002BND
2023-04-182304E11-001BND
2023-04-182304E11-002BND
2023-08-30GH06202-01ND
2023-08-30GH06202-02ND
2023-11-15GK03217-02ND
2023-11-15GK03217-01ND