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Monochloroacetic acid

Baton Rouge Water Company

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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220

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND480ND
2015ND440ND
20160.963 ppb324ND - 14.2 ppb
2017ND320ND
2018ND320ND
2019ND320ND

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
2014-01-14201158146ND
2014-01-14201158146ND
2014-01-15201158149ND
2014-01-15201158150ND
2014-01-15201158151ND
2014-01-15201158152ND
2014-01-15201158153ND
2014-01-15201158149ND
2014-01-15201158150ND
2014-01-15201158151ND
2014-01-15201158152ND
2014-01-15201158153ND
2014-04-15202865004ND
2014-04-15202865005ND
2014-04-15202865006ND
2014-04-15202866002ND
2014-04-15202866003ND
2014-04-15202866006ND
2014-04-15202865004ND
2014-04-15202865005ND
2014-04-15202865006ND
2014-04-15202866002ND
2014-04-15202866003ND
2014-04-15202866006ND
2014-07-17207090001ND
2014-07-17207090002ND
2014-07-17207090003ND
2014-07-17207090004ND
2014-07-17207090005ND
2014-07-17207090006ND
2014-07-17207090001ND
2014-07-17207090002ND
2014-07-17207090003ND
2014-07-17207090004ND
2014-07-17207090005ND
2014-07-17207090006ND
2014-10-172011223001ND
2014-10-172011223002ND
2014-10-172011223003ND
2014-10-172011223004ND
2014-10-172011223005ND
2014-10-172011223006ND
2014-10-172011223001ND
2014-10-172011223002ND
2014-10-172011223003ND
2014-10-172011223004ND
2014-10-172011223005ND
2014-10-172011223006ND
2015-01-142015090001ND
2015-01-142015090002ND
2015-01-142015090003ND
2015-01-142015090004ND
2015-01-142015090005ND
2015-01-142015090006ND
2015-01-142015090001ND
2015-01-142015090002ND
2015-01-142015090003ND
2015-01-142015090004ND
2015-01-142015090005ND
2015-01-142015090006ND
2015-04-172018826001ND
2015-04-172018826002ND
2015-04-172018826003ND
2015-04-172018826004ND
2015-04-172018826005ND
2015-04-172018826006ND
2015-04-172018826001ND
2015-04-172018826002ND
2015-04-172018826003ND
2015-04-172018826004ND
2015-04-172018826005ND
2015-04-172018826006ND
2015-07-152022819001ND
2015-07-152022819002ND
2015-07-152022819003ND
2015-07-152022819004ND
2015-07-152022819005ND
2015-07-152022819006ND
2015-07-152022819001ND
2015-07-152022819002ND
2015-07-152022819003ND
2015-07-152022819004ND
2015-07-152022819005ND
2015-07-152022819006ND
2015-10-152027291001ND
2015-10-152027291002ND
2015-10-152027291003ND
2015-10-152027291004ND
2015-10-152027291001ND
2015-10-152027291002ND
2015-10-152027291003ND
2015-10-152027291004ND
2016-01-152031365001ND
2016-01-15203136500214.2 ppb
2016-01-1520313650031.20 ppb
2016-01-152031365004ND
2016-01-152031365001ND
2016-01-15203136500214.2 ppb
2016-01-1520313650031.20 ppb
2016-01-152031365004ND
2016-04-182035422001ND
2016-04-182035422002ND
2016-04-182035422003ND
2016-04-182035422004ND
2016-04-182035422001ND
2016-04-182035422002ND
2016-04-182035422003ND
2016-04-182035422004ND
2016-07-182040020001ND
2016-07-182040020002ND
2016-07-18204002003ND
2016-07-18204020004ND
2016-07-182040020001ND
2016-07-182040020002ND
2016-07-18204002003ND
2016-07-18204020004ND
2016-10-202044503001ND
2016-10-202044503002ND
2016-10-202044503003ND
2016-10-202044503004ND
2016-10-202044503001ND
2016-10-202044503002ND
2016-10-202044503003ND
2016-10-202044503004ND
2017-01-2035290191002ND
2017-01-2035290191003ND
2017-01-2035290191004ND
2017-01-2035290191005ND
2017-01-2035290191002ND
2017-01-2035290191003ND
2017-01-2035290191004ND
2017-01-2035290191005ND
2017-04-1335306508003ND
2017-04-1335306508004ND
2017-04-1335306508005ND
2017-04-1335306508006ND
2017-04-1335306508003ND
2017-04-1335306508004ND
2017-04-1335306508005ND
2017-04-1335306508006ND
2017-07-0735322621007ND
2017-07-0735322621008ND
2017-07-0735322621009ND
2017-07-0735322621010ND
2017-07-0735322621007ND
2017-07-0735322621008ND
2017-07-0735322621009ND
2017-07-0735322621010ND
2017-10-0535340636001ND
2017-10-0535340636002ND
2017-10-0535340636003ND
2017-10-0535340636004ND
2017-10-0535340636001ND
2017-10-0535340636002ND
2017-10-0535340636003ND
2017-10-0535340636004ND
2018-01-1235368349001ND
2018-01-1235368349002ND
2018-01-1235368349003ND
2018-01-1235368349004ND
2018-01-1235368349001ND
2018-01-1235368349002ND
2018-01-1235368349003ND
2018-01-1235368349004ND
2018-04-1335386144001ND
2018-04-1335386144002ND
2018-04-1335386144003ND
2018-04-1335386144004ND
2018-04-1335386144001ND
2018-04-1335386144002ND
2018-04-1335386144003ND
2018-04-1335386144004ND
2018-07-0635402609001ND
2018-07-0635402609002ND
2018-07-0635402609003ND
2018-07-0635402609004ND
2018-07-0635402609001ND
2018-07-0635402609002ND
2018-07-0635402609003ND
2018-07-0635402609004ND
2018-10-1235424030001ND
2018-10-1235424030002ND
2018-10-1235424030003ND
2018-10-1235424030004ND
2018-10-1235424030001ND
2018-10-1235424030002ND
2018-10-1235424030003ND
2018-10-1235424030004ND
2019-01-1735443163001ND
2019-01-1735443163002ND
2019-01-1735443163003ND
2019-01-1735443163004ND
2019-01-1735443163001ND
2019-01-1735443163002ND
2019-01-1735443163003ND
2019-01-1735443163004ND
2019-04-0835460486001ND
2019-04-0835460486002ND
2019-04-0835460486003ND
2019-04-0835460486004ND
2019-04-0835460486001ND
2019-04-0835460486002ND
2019-04-0835460486003ND
2019-04-0835460486004ND
2019-07-1835483535001ND
2019-07-1835483535002ND
2019-07-1835483535003ND
2019-07-1835483535004ND
2019-07-1835483535001ND
2019-07-1835483535002ND
2019-07-1835483535003ND
2019-07-1835483535004ND
2019-10-1835506238001ND
2019-10-1835506238002ND
2019-10-1835506238003ND
2019-10-1835506238004ND
2019-10-1835506238001ND
2019-10-1835506238002ND
2019-10-1835506238003ND
2019-10-1835506238004ND