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Monochloroacetic acid

Jackson County Rural Water District 3

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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.288 ppb81ND - 2.30 ppb
20191.05 ppb83ND - 3.50 ppb
2020ND80ND
20210.938 ppb82ND - 3.90 ppb
20220.288 ppb81ND - 2.30 ppb
2023ND80ND

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
2018-01-08904530ND
2018-01-08904531ND
2018-04-16937415ND
2018-04-169374162.30 ppb
2018-07-091002369ND
2018-07-091002370ND
2018-10-291067158ND
2018-10-291067161ND
2019-01-141104546ND
2019-01-141104547ND
2019-04-151137843ND
2019-04-1511378442.50 ppb
2019-07-151203684ND
2019-07-1512036853.50 ppb
2019-10-211262084ND
2019-10-2112620832.40 ppb
2020-01-061297948ND
2020-01-061297958ND
2020-04-211359671ND
2020-04-211359670ND
2020-07-131439714ND
2020-07-131439713ND
2020-10-051575370ND
2020-10-051575369ND
2021-01-111735509ND
2021-01-111735510ND
2021-04-1918200203.90 ppb
2021-04-1918200193.60 ppb
2021-07-121881383ND
2021-07-121881384ND
2021-10-121985568ND
2021-10-121985567ND
2022-01-092128850ND
2022-01-102128851ND
2022-04-182238761ND
2022-04-182238760ND
2022-07-052291665ND
2022-07-052291664ND
2022-10-1723798472.30 ppb
2022-10-172379848ND
2023-01-232435737ND
2023-01-232435736ND
2023-04-112480911ND
2023-04-112480912ND
2023-07-102529703ND
2023-07-102529702ND
2023-10-102589471ND
2023-10-102589470ND