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Monochloroacetic acid

Osage 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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.750 ppb41ND - 3.00 ppb
20192.50 ppb43ND - 3.70 ppb
20200.575 ppb41ND - 2.30 ppb
20210.650 ppb41ND - 2.60 ppb
20222.60 ppb442.20 ppb - 3.30 ppb
20230.700 ppb41ND - 2.80 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
2018-01-22908118ND
2018-04-039383283.00 ppb
2018-07-231010210ND
2018-10-081057782ND
2019-01-0711016422.70 ppb
2019-04-011139387ND
2019-07-0211952753.60 ppb
2019-10-1312590263.70 ppb
2020-01-281315204ND
2020-04-061350953ND
2020-07-0714318202.30 ppb
2020-10-201607507ND
2021-01-261754366ND
2021-04-051811320ND
2021-07-1118798192.60 ppb
2021-10-252002397ND
2022-01-1721538072.20 ppb
2022-04-1822388432.40 ppb
2022-07-1723057382.50 ppb
2022-10-1823805343.30 ppb
2023-01-092428732ND
2023-04-052478215ND
2023-07-252542775ND
2023-10-1725956152.80 ppb