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Monochloroacetic acid

Morgan City 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.

 

131

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.469 ppb328ND - 2.00 ppb
20191.54 ppb3222ND - 3.70 ppb
20200.888 ppb1610ND - 1.80 ppb
20211.34 ppb1913ND - 3.30 ppb
20220.969 ppb169ND - 2.40 ppb
20231.61 ppb1612ND - 2.90 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
2018-02-0235371883001ND
2018-02-0235371883002ND
2018-02-0235371883003ND
2018-02-0235371883004ND
2018-02-0235371883001ND
2018-02-0235371883002ND
2018-02-0235371883003ND
2018-02-0235371883004ND
2018-05-0135389382001ND
2018-05-0135389382002ND
2018-05-0135389382003ND
2018-05-0135389382004ND
2018-05-0135389382001ND
2018-05-0135389382002ND
2018-05-0135389382003ND
2018-05-0135389382004ND
2018-08-0335408659001ND
2018-08-0335408659002ND
2018-08-0335408659003ND
2018-08-0335408659004ND
2018-08-0335408659001ND
2018-08-0335408659002ND
2018-08-0335408659003ND
2018-08-0335408659004ND
2018-11-02354287910012.00 ppb
2018-11-02354287910021.90 ppb
2018-11-02354287910031.60 ppb
2018-11-02354287910042.00 ppb
2018-11-02354287910012.00 ppb
2018-11-02354287910021.90 ppb
2018-11-02354287910031.60 ppb
2018-11-02354287910042.00 ppb
2019-02-01354457510011.70 ppb
2019-02-01354457510021.70 ppb
2019-02-01354457510031.80 ppb
2019-02-01354457510041.80 ppb
2019-02-01354457510011.70 ppb
2019-02-01354457510021.70 ppb
2019-02-01354457510031.80 ppb
2019-02-01354457510041.80 ppb
2019-05-03354661050013.20 ppb
2019-05-03354661050023.70 ppb
2019-05-0335466105003ND
2019-05-03354661050043.20 ppb
2019-05-03354661050013.20 ppb
2019-05-03354661050023.70 ppb
2019-05-0335466105003ND
2019-05-03354661050043.20 ppb
2019-08-02354872840011.80 ppb
2019-08-02354872840021.90 ppb
2019-08-02354872840031.70 ppb
2019-08-02354872840042.20 ppb
2019-08-02354872840011.80 ppb
2019-08-02354872840021.90 ppb
2019-08-02354872840031.70 ppb
2019-08-02354872840042.20 ppb
2019-11-0535510536001ND
2019-11-0535510536002ND
2019-11-0535510536003ND
2019-11-0535510536004ND
2019-11-0535510536001ND
2019-11-0535510536002ND
2019-11-0535510536003ND
2019-11-0535510536004ND
2020-02-1335530975001ND
2020-02-1335530975002ND
2020-02-1335530975003ND
2020-02-1335530975004ND
2020-05-07355486180011.70 ppb
2020-05-07355486180021.40 ppb
2020-05-0735548618003ND
2020-05-0735548618004ND
2020-08-12355703370011.20 ppb
2020-08-12355703370021.10 ppb
2020-08-12355703370031.000 ppb
2020-08-12355703370041.30 ppb
2020-11-12355919950011.80 ppb
2020-11-12355919950021.50 ppb
2020-11-12355919950031.60 ppb
2020-11-12355919950041.60 ppb
2021-02-03356095250012.60 ppb
2021-02-03356095250021.90 ppb
2021-02-03356095250032.00 ppb
2021-02-03356095250042.00 ppb
2021-05-06356315330012.10 ppb
2021-05-06356315330021.80 ppb
2021-05-06356315330032.50 ppb
2021-05-06356315330042.00 ppb
2021-08-13356559570011.20 ppb
2021-08-13356559570023.30 ppb
2021-08-13356559570031.50 ppb
2021-08-13356559570041.60 ppb
2021-09-20356657330011.000 ppb
2021-09-2035665733002ND
2021-09-2035665733003ND
2021-11-0535677489001ND
2021-11-0535677489002ND
2021-11-0535677489003ND
2021-11-0535677489004ND
2022-02-04356952400011.10 ppb
2022-02-04356952400021.20 ppb
2022-02-0435695240003ND
2022-02-0435695240004ND
2022-05-12357175290012.00 ppb
2022-05-12357175290022.40 ppb
2022-05-12357175290031.70 ppb
2022-05-12357175290042.20 ppb
2022-08-18357407970011.50 ppb
2022-08-18357407970021.70 ppb
2022-08-1835740797003ND
2022-08-18357407970041.70 ppb
2022-11-0435758045001ND
2022-11-0435758045002ND
2022-11-0435758045003ND
2022-11-0435758045004ND
2023-02-03357769240012.90 ppb
2023-02-03357769240022.20 ppb
2023-02-03357769240031.70 ppb
2023-02-03357769240041.50 ppb
2023-05-10357989190012.40 ppb
2023-05-10357989190022.50 ppb
2023-05-10357989190032.50 ppb
2023-05-10357989190042.60 ppb
2023-08-09358195610012.20 ppb
2023-08-09358195610021.000 ppb
2023-08-09358195610032.20 ppb
2023-08-09358195610042.10 ppb
2023-11-0735840207001ND
2023-11-0735840207002ND
2023-11-0735840207003ND
2023-11-0735840207004ND