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Monochloroacetic acid

Union Springs 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.

 

64

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.124 ppb162ND - 0.990 ppb
20191.11 ppb166ND - 5.20 ppb
20200.438 ppb82ND - 2.00 ppb
20210.188 ppb81ND - 1.50 ppb
2022ND80ND
20230.550 ppb82ND - 2.20 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
2018-01-2435370653001ND
2018-01-2435370653002ND
2018-01-2435370653002ND
2018-01-2435370653001ND
2018-04-2035387658002ND
2018-04-2035387658001ND
2018-04-2035387658002ND
2018-04-2035387658001ND
2018-07-2535407049001ND
2018-07-2535407049002ND
2018-07-2535407049001ND
2018-07-2535407049002ND
2018-10-18354254840010.990 ppb
2018-10-18354254840010.990 ppb
2018-10-1835425484002ND
2018-10-1835425484002ND
2019-01-1835443234001ND
2019-01-1835443234002ND
2019-01-1835443234001ND
2019-01-1835443234002ND
2019-04-2435464349001ND
2019-04-2435464349002ND
2019-04-2435464349001ND
2019-04-2435464349002ND
2019-07-17354835180025.20 ppb
2019-07-17354835180011.90 ppb
2019-07-17354835180011.90 ppb
2019-07-17354835180025.20 ppb
2019-10-23355076020011.80 ppb
2019-10-2335507602002ND
2019-10-2335507602002ND
2019-10-23355076020011.80 ppb
2020-01-1535524947002ND
2020-01-15355249470011.50 ppb
2020-04-21355455370012.00 ppb
2020-04-2135545537002ND
2020-07-2135565510001ND
2020-07-2135565510002ND
2020-10-1935586518001ND
2020-10-1935586518002ND
2021-01-1935606334001ND
2021-01-1935606334002ND
2021-04-2635629165001ND
2021-04-2635629165002ND
2021-07-0635646128001ND
2021-07-0635646128002ND
2021-11-08356767070011.50 ppb
2021-11-0835676707002ND
2022-01-1835691933002ND
2022-01-1835691933001ND
2022-04-1235710603002ND
2022-04-1235710603001ND
2022-07-1235731632001ND
2022-07-1235731632002ND
2022-10-1135753140001ND
2022-10-1135753140002ND
2023-01-0435770755001ND
2023-01-0435770755002ND
2023-04-1835794410001ND
2023-04-1835794410002ND
2023-07-17358148210012.20 ppb
2023-07-17358148210022.20 ppb
2023-10-1835836324001ND
2023-10-1835836324002ND