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Monochloroacetic acid

West Monroe 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.

 

128

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND320ND
2019ND320ND
2020ND160ND
2021ND160ND
2022ND160ND
2023ND160ND

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
2018-01-0535366731001ND
2018-01-0535366731002ND
2018-01-0535366731003ND
2018-01-0535366731004ND
2018-01-0535366731001ND
2018-01-0535366731002ND
2018-01-0535366731003ND
2018-01-0535366731004ND
2018-04-1235386299001ND
2018-04-1235386299002ND
2018-04-1235386299003ND
2018-04-1235386299004ND
2018-04-1235386299001ND
2018-04-1235386299002ND
2018-04-1235386299003ND
2018-04-1235386299004ND
2018-07-1835405826001ND
2018-07-1835405826002ND
2018-07-1835405826003ND
2018-07-1835405826004ND
2018-07-1835405826001ND
2018-07-1835405826002ND
2018-07-1835405826003ND
2018-07-1835405826004ND
2018-10-1235424024001ND
2018-10-1235424024002ND
2018-10-1235424024003ND
2018-10-1235424024004ND
2018-10-1235424024001ND
2018-10-1235424024002ND
2018-10-1235424024003ND
2018-10-1235424024004ND
2019-01-0235440256001ND
2019-01-0235440256002ND
2019-01-0235440256003ND
2019-01-0235440256004ND
2019-01-0235440256001ND
2019-01-0235440256002ND
2019-01-0235440256003ND
2019-01-0235440256004ND
2019-04-0435459739001ND
2019-04-0435459739002ND
2019-04-0435459739003ND
2019-04-0435459739004ND
2019-04-0435459739001ND
2019-04-0435459739002ND
2019-04-0435459739003ND
2019-04-0435459739004ND
2019-07-1135481769001ND
2019-07-1135481769002ND
2019-07-1135481769003ND
2019-07-1135481769004ND
2019-07-1135481769001ND
2019-07-1135481769002ND
2019-07-1135481769003ND
2019-07-1135481769004ND
2019-10-0335502879001ND
2019-10-0335502879002ND
2019-10-0335502879003ND
2019-10-0335502879004ND
2019-10-0335502879001ND
2019-10-0335502879002ND
2019-10-0335502879003ND
2019-10-0335502879004ND
2020-01-0335521922001ND
2020-01-0335521922002ND
2020-01-0335521922003ND
2020-01-0335521922004ND
2020-04-0835542944001ND
2020-04-0835542944002ND
2020-04-0835542944003ND
2020-04-0835542944004ND
2020-07-0935562373001ND
2020-07-0935562373002ND
2020-07-0935562373003ND
2020-07-0935562373004ND
2020-10-0135582154001ND
2020-10-0135582154002ND
2020-10-0135582154003ND
2020-10-0135582154004ND
2021-01-0835603473001ND
2021-01-0835603473002ND
2021-01-0835603473003ND
2021-01-0835603473004ND
2021-04-1535626859001ND
2021-04-1535626859002ND
2021-04-1535626859003ND
2021-04-1535626859004ND
2021-07-0135644703001ND
2021-07-0135644703002ND
2021-07-0135644703003ND
2021-07-0135644703004ND
2021-10-0135668761001ND
2021-10-0135668761002ND
2021-10-0135668761003ND
2021-10-0135668761004ND
2022-01-0735689209001ND
2022-01-0735689209002ND
2022-01-0735689209003ND
2022-01-0735689209004ND
2022-04-2135712720001ND
2022-04-2135712720002ND
2022-04-2135712720003ND
2022-04-2135712720004ND
2022-07-1835734007001ND
2022-07-1835734007002ND
2022-07-1835734007003ND
2022-07-1835734007004ND
2022-10-0735751819001ND
2022-10-0735751819002ND
2022-10-0735751819003ND
2022-10-0735751819004ND
2023-01-0535770962001ND
2023-01-0535770962002ND
2023-01-0535770962003ND
2023-01-0535770962004ND
2023-04-0435790910001ND
2023-04-0435790910002ND
2023-04-0435790910003ND
2023-04-0435790910004ND
2023-07-1335813172001ND
2023-07-1335813172002ND
2023-07-1335813172003ND
2023-07-1335813172004ND
2023-10-0535832638001ND
2023-10-0535832638002ND
2023-10-0535832638003ND
2023-10-0535832638004ND