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Monochloroacetic acid

Labette County Rural Water District 1c

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20182.40 ppb21ND - 4.80 ppb
20192.88 ppb43ND - 4.90 ppb
20201.15 ppb41ND - 4.60 ppb
20211.73 ppb42ND - 3.50 ppb
20221.03 ppb41ND - 4.10 ppb
20232.08 ppb42ND - 4.40 ppb

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
2018-05-299763904.80 ppb
2018-11-131076477ND
2019-02-0511142764.90 ppb
2019-05-0711577833.10 ppb
2019-08-201226204ND
2019-11-1212742503.50 ppb
2020-02-241330208ND
2020-05-1813830994.60 ppb
2020-08-191500211ND
2020-11-031633397ND
2021-02-091769247ND
2021-05-1118369863.40 ppb
2021-08-1719205583.50 ppb
2021-11-152026141ND
2022-02-152194848ND
2022-05-1122562164.10 ppb
2022-08-152333674ND
2022-11-152398202ND
2023-02-1424501353.90 ppb
2023-05-1625019414.40 ppb
2023-08-082551741ND
2023-11-142610693ND