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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Monochloroacetic acid

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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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76

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND160ND
20170.388 ppb164ND - 2.00 ppb
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-07-151318952ND
2014-07-151318951ND
2014-07-151318952ND
2014-07-151318951ND
2015-07-271414094ND
2015-07-271414095ND
2015-07-271414095ND
2015-07-271414094ND
2015-10-261439584ND
2015-10-261439587ND
2015-10-261439587ND
2015-10-261439584ND
2016-01-251461750ND
2016-01-251461751ND
2016-01-251461751ND
2016-01-251461750ND
2016-04-201484679ND
2016-04-201484680ND
2016-04-201484680ND
2016-04-201484679ND
2016-07-271511500ND
2016-07-271511502ND
2016-07-271511502ND
2016-07-271511500ND
2016-10-171534585ND
2016-10-171534584ND
2016-10-171534585ND
2016-10-171534584ND
2017-01-1735289568002ND
2017-01-1735289568001ND
2017-01-1735289568001ND
2017-01-1735289568002ND
2017-04-0635305164006ND
2017-04-0635305164006ND
2017-04-1335306514001ND
2017-04-1335306514001ND
2017-07-1435324188007ND
2017-07-1435324188008ND
2017-07-1435324188008ND
2017-07-1435324188007ND
2017-10-11353416210022.00 ppb
2017-10-11353416210011.10 ppb
2017-10-11353416210011.10 ppb
2017-10-11353416210022.00 ppb
2018-01-1235368413001ND
2018-01-1235368413002ND
2018-01-1235368413001ND
2018-01-1235368413002ND
2018-04-0535384633001ND
2018-04-0535384633002ND
2018-04-0535384633001ND
2018-04-0535384633002ND
2018-07-0335402547001ND
2018-07-0335402547002ND
2018-07-0335402547001ND
2018-07-0335402547002ND
2018-10-1135424034001ND
2018-10-1135424034002ND
2018-10-1135424034001ND
2018-10-1135424034002ND
2019-01-0435440253002ND
2019-01-0435440253001ND
2019-01-0435440253001ND
2019-01-0435440253002ND
2019-04-0535459949002ND
2019-04-0535459949002ND
2019-04-0535459949001ND
2019-04-0535459949001ND
2019-07-1735483682002ND
2019-07-1735483682001ND
2019-07-1735483682001ND
2019-07-1735483682002ND
2019-10-0435502852001ND
2019-10-0435502852002ND
2019-10-0435502852001ND
2019-10-0435502852002ND