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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Bogalusa 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
20220.0688 ppb161ND - 1.10 ppb
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
2018-01-1235368407001ND
2018-01-1235368407002ND
2018-01-1235368407003ND
2018-01-1235368407004ND
2018-01-1235368407001ND
2018-01-1235368407002ND
2018-01-1235368407003ND
2018-01-1235368407004ND
2018-04-0535384630001ND
2018-04-0535384630002ND
2018-04-0535384630003ND
2018-04-0535384630004ND
2018-04-0535384630001ND
2018-04-0535384630002ND
2018-04-0535384630003ND
2018-04-0535384630004ND
2018-07-0535402539001ND
2018-07-0535402539002ND
2018-07-0535402539003ND
2018-07-0535402539004ND
2018-07-0535402539001ND
2018-07-0535402539002ND
2018-07-0535402539003ND
2018-07-0535402539004ND
2018-10-0435422549001ND
2018-10-0435422549002ND
2018-10-0435422549003ND
2018-10-0435422549004ND
2018-10-0435422549001ND
2018-10-0435422549002ND
2018-10-0435422549003ND
2018-10-0435422549004ND
2019-01-1135441865001ND
2019-01-1135441865002ND
2019-01-1135441865003ND
2019-01-1135441865004ND
2019-01-1135441865001ND
2019-01-1135441865002ND
2019-01-1135441865003ND
2019-01-1135441865004ND
2019-04-0535459959001ND
2019-04-0535459959002ND
2019-04-0535459959003ND
2019-04-0535459959004ND
2019-04-0535459959001ND
2019-04-0535459959002ND
2019-04-0535459959003ND
2019-04-0535459959004ND
2019-07-1935483671001ND
2019-07-1935483671002ND
2019-07-1935483671003ND
2019-07-1935483671004ND
2019-07-1935483671001ND
2019-07-1935483671002ND
2019-07-1935483671003ND
2019-07-1935483671004ND
2019-10-0435502858001ND
2019-10-0435502858002ND
2019-10-0435502858003ND
2019-10-0435502858004ND
2019-10-0435502858001ND
2019-10-0435502858002ND
2019-10-0435502858003ND
2019-10-0435502858004ND
2020-01-0935523412001ND
2020-01-0935523412002ND
2020-01-0935523412003ND
2020-01-0935523412004ND
2020-04-0335541463001ND
2020-04-0335541463002ND
2020-04-0335541463003ND
2020-04-0335541463004ND
2020-07-1035562378001ND
2020-07-1035562378002ND
2020-07-1035562378003ND
2020-07-1035562378004ND
2020-10-0235582099001ND
2020-10-0235582099002ND
2020-10-0235582099003ND
2020-10-0235582099004ND
2021-01-0835603483001ND
2021-01-0835603483002ND
2021-01-0835603483003ND
2021-01-0835603483004ND
2021-04-0935625080001ND
2021-04-0935625080002ND
2021-04-0935625080003ND
2021-04-0935625080004ND
2021-07-0935646369001ND
2021-07-0935646369002ND
2021-07-0935646369003ND
2021-07-0935646369004ND
2021-10-0135668737001ND
2021-10-0135668737002ND
2021-10-0135668737003ND
2021-10-0135668737004ND
2022-01-0735689215001ND
2022-01-0735689215002ND
2022-01-0735689215003ND
2022-01-0735689215004ND
2022-04-0135707497001ND
2022-04-0135707497002ND
2022-04-0135707497003ND
2022-04-0135707497004ND
2022-07-0735731064001ND
2022-07-0735731064002ND
2022-07-0735731064003ND
2022-07-0735731064004ND
2022-10-0635751458001ND
2022-10-0635751458002ND
2022-10-06357514580031.10 ppb
2022-10-0635751458004ND
2023-01-0635770968001ND
2023-01-0635770968002ND
2023-01-0635770968003ND
2023-01-0635770968004ND
2023-04-0535790912001ND
2023-04-0535790912002ND
2023-04-0535790912003ND
2023-04-0535790912004ND
2023-07-1435813441001ND
2023-07-1435813441002ND
2023-07-1435813441003ND
2023-07-1435813441004ND
2023-10-0635832961001ND
2023-10-0635832961002ND
2023-10-0635832961003ND
2023-10-0635832961004ND