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Monochloroacetic acid

Lake Shreve Estates Water System

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.

 

68

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND160ND
2019ND200ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

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
2018-02-1635375107002ND
2018-02-1635375107001ND
2018-02-1635375107002ND
2018-02-1635375107001ND
2018-05-1035392005001ND
2018-05-1035392005002ND
2018-05-1035392005002ND
2018-05-1035392005001ND
2018-08-0335408675001ND
2018-08-0335408675002ND
2018-08-0335408675002ND
2018-08-0335408675001ND
2018-11-1535432195001ND
2018-11-1535432195002ND
2018-11-1535432195001ND
2018-11-1535432195002ND
2019-02-2635450785002ND
2019-02-2635450785001ND
2019-02-2635450785002ND
2019-02-2635450785001ND
2019-05-1035468313001ND
2019-05-1035468313002ND
2019-05-1035468313002ND
2019-05-1035468313001ND
2019-08-0135487187002ND
2019-08-0135487187002ND
2019-08-0135487187001ND
2019-08-0135487187001ND
2019-08-1535491152002ND
2019-08-1535491152001ND
2019-08-1535491152001ND
2019-08-1535491152002ND
2019-11-2135514607002ND
2019-11-2135514607001ND
2019-11-2135514607001ND
2019-11-2135514607002ND
2020-02-1435531183001ND
2020-02-1435531183002ND
2020-05-2235552061001ND
2020-05-2235552061002ND
2020-08-1435570960001ND
2020-08-1435570960002ND
2020-11-3035595406001ND
2020-11-3035595406002ND
2021-02-2235615351001ND
2021-02-2235615351002ND
2021-05-0735633214001ND
2021-05-0735633214002ND
2021-08-2735659286002ND
2021-08-2735659286001ND
2021-11-1035676804002ND
2021-11-1035676804001ND
2022-02-1735699343001ND
2022-02-1735699343002ND
2022-05-2335721022001ND
2022-05-2335721022002ND
2022-08-1935741491002ND
2022-08-1935741491001ND
2022-11-0735759796002ND
2022-11-0735759796001ND
2023-02-1535780675001ND
2023-02-1535780675002ND
2023-05-2535802618001ND
2023-05-2535802618002ND
2023-08-2935824654001ND
2023-08-2935824654002ND
2023-11-0935840812001ND
2023-11-0935840812002ND