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Monochloroacetic acid

Lafayette Utilities 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.

 

192

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND480ND
2019ND480ND
2020ND240ND
2021ND240ND
2022ND240ND
2023ND240ND

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
2018-01-1235368396001ND
2018-01-1235368396002ND
2018-01-1235368396003ND
2018-01-1235368396004ND
2018-01-1235368396005ND
2018-01-1235368396006ND
2018-01-1235368396001ND
2018-01-1235368396002ND
2018-01-1235368396003ND
2018-01-1235368396004ND
2018-01-1235368396005ND
2018-01-1235368396006ND
2018-04-0535384677001ND
2018-04-0535384677002ND
2018-04-0535384677003ND
2018-04-0535384677004ND
2018-04-0535384677005ND
2018-04-0535384677006ND
2018-04-0535384677001ND
2018-04-0535384677002ND
2018-04-0535384677003ND
2018-04-0535384677004ND
2018-04-0535384677005ND
2018-04-0535384677006ND
2018-07-3135407898001ND
2018-07-3135407898002ND
2018-07-3135407898003ND
2018-07-3135407898004ND
2018-07-3135407898005ND
2018-07-3135407898006ND
2018-07-3135407898001ND
2018-07-3135407898002ND
2018-07-3135407898003ND
2018-07-3135407898004ND
2018-07-3135407898005ND
2018-07-3135407898006ND
2018-10-1835425428001ND
2018-10-1835425428002ND
2018-10-1835425428003ND
2018-10-1835425428004ND
2018-10-1835425428005ND
2018-10-1835425428006ND
2018-10-1835425428001ND
2018-10-1835425428002ND
2018-10-1835425428003ND
2018-10-1835425428004ND
2018-10-1835425428005ND
2018-10-1835425428006ND
2019-01-1035441863001ND
2019-01-1035441863002ND
2019-01-1035441863003ND
2019-01-1035441863004ND
2019-01-1035441863005ND
2019-01-1035441863006ND
2019-01-1035441863001ND
2019-01-1035441863002ND
2019-01-1035441863003ND
2019-01-1035441863004ND
2019-01-1035441863005ND
2019-01-1035441863006ND
2019-04-1135461551001ND
2019-04-1135461551002ND
2019-04-1135461551003ND
2019-04-1135461551004ND
2019-04-1135461551005ND
2019-04-1135461551006ND
2019-04-1135461551001ND
2019-04-1135461551002ND
2019-04-1135461551003ND
2019-04-1135461551004ND
2019-04-1135461551005ND
2019-04-1135461551006ND
2019-07-1935483795001ND
2019-07-1935483795002ND
2019-07-1935483795003ND
2019-07-1935483795004ND
2019-07-1935483795005ND
2019-07-1935483795006ND
2019-07-1935483795001ND
2019-07-1935483795002ND
2019-07-1935483795003ND
2019-07-1935483795004ND
2019-07-1935483795005ND
2019-07-1935483795006ND
2019-10-1835506260001ND
2019-10-1835506260002ND
2019-10-1835506260003ND
2019-10-1835506260004ND
2019-10-1835506260005ND
2019-10-1835506260006ND
2019-10-1835506260001ND
2019-10-1835506260002ND
2019-10-1835506260003ND
2019-10-1835506260004ND
2019-10-1835506260005ND
2019-10-1835506260006ND
2020-01-0335521914001ND
2020-01-0335521914002ND
2020-01-0335521914003ND
2020-01-0335521914004ND
2020-01-0335521914005ND
2020-01-0335521914006ND
2020-04-1735544573001ND
2020-04-1735544573002ND
2020-04-1735544573003ND
2020-04-1735544573004ND
2020-04-1735544573005ND
2020-04-1735544573006ND
2020-07-1735564240001ND
2020-07-1735564240002ND
2020-07-1735564240003ND
2020-07-1735564240004ND
2020-07-1735564240005ND
2020-07-1735564240006ND
2020-10-2335587245001ND
2020-10-2335587245002ND
2020-10-2335587245003ND
2020-10-2335587245004ND
2020-10-2335587245005ND
2020-10-2335587245006ND
2021-01-2135606716001ND
2021-01-2135606716002ND
2021-01-2135606716003ND
2021-01-2135606716004ND
2021-01-2135606716005ND
2021-01-2135606716006ND
2021-04-1535626825001ND
2021-04-1535626825002ND
2021-04-1535626825003ND
2021-04-1535626825004ND
2021-04-1535626825005ND
2021-04-1535626825006ND
2021-07-1635648545001ND
2021-07-1635648545002ND
2021-07-1635648545003ND
2021-07-1635648545004ND
2021-07-1635648545005ND
2021-07-1635648545006ND
2021-10-0835670558001ND
2021-10-0835670558002ND
2021-10-0835670558003ND
2021-10-0835670558004ND
2021-10-0835670558005ND
2021-10-0835670558006ND
2022-01-0735689217001ND
2022-01-0735689217002ND
2022-01-0735689217003ND
2022-01-0735689217004ND
2022-01-0735689217005ND
2022-01-0735689217006ND
2022-04-0135707491001ND
2022-04-0135707491002ND
2022-04-0135707491003ND
2022-04-0135707491004ND
2022-04-0135707491005ND
2022-04-0135707491006ND
2022-07-1435731989001ND
2022-07-1435731989002ND
2022-07-1435731989003ND
2022-07-1435731989004ND
2022-07-1435731989005ND
2022-07-1435731989006ND
2022-10-0735751863001ND
2022-10-0735751863002ND
2022-10-0735751863003ND
2022-10-0735751863004ND
2022-10-0735751863005ND
2022-10-0735751863006ND
2023-01-1235772807001ND
2023-01-1235772807002ND
2023-01-1235772807003ND
2023-01-1235772807004ND
2023-01-1235772807005ND
2023-01-1235772807006ND
2023-04-1435792900001ND
2023-04-1435792900002ND
2023-04-1435792900003ND
2023-04-1435792900004ND
2023-04-1435792900005ND
2023-04-1435792900006ND
2023-07-0735811436001ND
2023-07-0735811436002ND
2023-07-0735811436003ND
2023-07-0735811436004ND
2023-07-0735811436005ND
2023-07-0735811436006ND
2023-10-1335834666001ND
2023-10-1335834666002ND
2023-10-1335834666003ND
2023-10-1335834666004ND
2023-10-1335834666005ND
2023-10-1335834666006ND