Monochloroacetic acid

Neosho County Rural Water District 12

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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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	3.80 ppb	1	1	3.80 ppb
2015	1.28 ppb	4	1	ND - 5.10 ppb
2016	0.625 ppb	4	1	ND - 2.50 ppb
2017	0.700 ppb	4	1	ND - 2.80 ppb
2018	1.25 ppb	4	2	ND - 2.50 ppb
2019	1.33 ppb	4	2	ND - 2.90 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
2014-07-07	147093	3.80 ppb
2015-01-05	254743	ND
2015-04-27	319011	5.10 ppb
2015-09-21	409468	ND
2015-10-19	422214	ND
2016-01-04	468711	ND
2016-04-18	529826	ND
2016-07-13	581925	2.50 ppb
2016-10-17	643898	ND
2017-01-23	680448	ND
2017-04-10	736566	ND
2017-08-02	809292	ND
2017-11-14	877955	2.80 ppb
2018-02-20	908549	ND
2018-04-23	938573	2.50 ppb
2018-07-16	1006333	ND
2018-10-22	1064729	2.50 ppb
2019-01-21	1109367	ND
2019-04-16	1139888	ND
2019-08-14	1223326	2.40 ppb
2019-11-18	1277327	2.90 ppb