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Monochloroacetic acid

Osborne County Rural Water District 1a

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
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-03-18937863ND
2018-06-17990504ND
2018-10-091058175ND
2018-12-161092208ND
2019-03-171138499ND
2019-06-091183978ND
2019-09-151242060ND
2019-12-161291356ND
2020-03-221345135ND
2020-06-151405243ND
2020-09-131518376ND
2020-12-141673541ND
2021-03-211799979ND
2021-06-231866797ND
2021-09-121953787ND
2022-01-172156176ND
2022-03-062210676ND
2022-06-122277380ND
2022-09-062353361ND
2022-12-192419492ND
2023-03-122465118ND
2023-12-042619309ND