Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Monochloroacetic acid

Lawco Mansura

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.

 

64

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.825 ppb164ND - 3.60 ppb
20190.413 ppb164ND - 1.80 ppb
20200.123 ppb81ND - 0.980 ppb
2021ND80ND
20220.245 ppb82ND - 0.980 ppb
20230.121 ppb81ND - 0.970 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
2018-02-0935374049001ND
2018-02-0935374049002ND
2018-02-0935374049002ND
2018-02-0935374049001ND
2018-05-1535392634002ND
2018-05-1535392634001ND
2018-05-1535392634002ND
2018-05-1535392634001ND
2018-08-21354130540013.00 ppb
2018-08-21354130540023.60 ppb
2018-08-21354130540013.00 ppb
2018-08-21354130540023.60 ppb
2018-11-0235428213001ND
2018-11-0235428213001ND
2018-11-0235428213002ND
2018-11-0235428213002ND
2019-02-1435448497001ND
2019-02-1435448497002ND
2019-02-1435448497001ND
2019-02-1435448497002ND
2019-05-2935471651001ND
2019-05-2935471651002ND
2019-05-2935471651001ND
2019-05-2935471651002ND
2019-08-02354872940021.50 ppb
2019-08-02354872940011.80 ppb
2019-08-02354872940011.80 ppb
2019-08-02354872940021.50 ppb
2019-11-1435512657001ND
2019-11-1435512657002ND
2019-11-1435512657002ND
2019-11-1435512657001ND
2020-02-0435528426002ND
2020-02-0435528426001ND
2020-05-1335550491001ND
2020-05-1335550491002ND
2020-08-0335567945001ND
2020-08-0335567945002ND
2020-11-04355902080010.980 ppb
2020-11-0435590208002ND
2021-02-0135609044001ND
2021-02-0135609044002ND
2021-05-0335630702001ND
2021-05-0335630702002ND
2021-08-2635659145001ND
2021-08-2635659145002ND
2021-11-0135677104001ND
2021-11-0135677104002ND
2022-02-1435697708002ND
2022-02-1435697708001ND
2022-05-1035716800002ND
2022-05-10357168000010.980 ppb
2022-08-0835738102001ND
2022-08-0835738102002ND
2022-11-2235761906001ND
2022-11-22357619060020.980 ppb
2023-02-0735777774001ND
2023-02-0735777774002ND
2023-05-0835798473001ND
2023-05-08357984730020.970 ppb
2023-08-0435818337001ND
2023-08-0435818337002ND
2023-11-0635839973001ND
2023-11-0635839973002ND