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Monochloroacetic acid

West Baton Rouge Water Works District 2

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
20210.126 ppb162ND - 1.10 ppb
20220.200 ppb162ND - 2.30 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
2018-01-1135368351001ND
2018-01-1135368351002ND
2018-01-1135368351003ND
2018-01-1135368351004ND
2018-01-1135368351001ND
2018-01-1135368351002ND
2018-01-1135368351003ND
2018-01-1135368351004ND
2018-04-0535384520001ND
2018-04-0535384520002ND
2018-04-0535384520003ND
2018-04-0535384520004ND
2018-04-0535384520001ND
2018-04-0535384520002ND
2018-04-0535384520003ND
2018-04-0535384520004ND
2018-07-0535402610001ND
2018-07-0535402610002ND
2018-07-0535402610003ND
2018-07-0535402610004ND
2018-07-0535402610001ND
2018-07-0535402610002ND
2018-07-0535402610003ND
2018-07-0535402610004ND
2018-10-1135424031001ND
2018-10-1135424031002ND
2018-10-1135424031003ND
2018-10-1135424031004ND
2018-10-1135424031001ND
2018-10-1135424031002ND
2018-10-1135424031003ND
2018-10-1135424031004ND
2019-01-1035441775001ND
2019-01-1035441775002ND
2019-01-1035441775003ND
2019-01-1035441775004ND
2019-01-1035441775001ND
2019-01-1035441775002ND
2019-01-1035441775003ND
2019-01-1035441775004ND
2019-04-0335459061001ND
2019-04-0335459061002ND
2019-04-0335459061003ND
2019-04-0335459061004ND
2019-04-0335459061001ND
2019-04-0335459061002ND
2019-04-0335459061003ND
2019-04-0335459061004ND
2019-07-1635483536001ND
2019-07-1635483536002ND
2019-07-1635483536003ND
2019-07-1635483536004ND
2019-07-1635483536001ND
2019-07-1635483536002ND
2019-07-1635483536003ND
2019-07-1635483536004ND
2019-10-1035504615001ND
2019-10-1035504615002ND
2019-10-1035504615003ND
2019-10-1035504615004ND
2019-10-1035504615001ND
2019-10-1035504615002ND
2019-10-1035504615003ND
2019-10-1035504615004ND
2020-01-1535525186001ND
2020-01-1535525186002ND
2020-01-1535525186003ND
2020-01-1535525186004ND
2020-04-0835542665001ND
2020-04-0835542665002ND
2020-04-0835542665003ND
2020-04-0835542665004ND
2020-07-2035565712001ND
2020-07-2035565712002ND
2020-07-2035565712003ND
2020-07-2035565712004ND
2020-10-0535583731001ND
2020-10-0535583731002ND
2020-10-0535583731003ND
2020-10-0535583731004ND
2021-01-0735603488001ND
2021-01-0735603488002ND
2021-01-0735603488003ND
2021-01-0735603488004ND
2021-04-27356291550010.910 ppb
2021-04-2735629155002ND
2021-04-2735629155003ND
2021-04-2735629155004ND
2021-07-13356485740011.10 ppb
2021-07-1335648574002ND
2021-07-1335648574003ND
2021-07-1335648574004ND
2021-10-0535669557001ND
2021-10-0535669557002ND
2021-10-0535669557003ND
2021-10-0535669557004ND
2022-01-1035690038001ND
2022-01-1035690038002ND
2022-01-1035690038003ND
2022-01-1035690038004ND
2022-04-0635709565001ND
2022-04-0635709565002ND
2022-04-0635709565003ND
2022-04-06357095650042.30 ppb
2022-07-0635730124001ND
2022-07-0635730124002ND
2022-07-0635730124003ND
2022-07-0635730124004ND
2022-10-2535755979001ND
2022-10-2535755979002ND
2022-10-25357559790030.900 ppb
2022-10-2535755979004ND
2023-01-1135774696001ND
2023-01-1135774696002ND
2023-01-1135774696003ND
2023-01-1135774696004ND
2023-04-1235792668001ND
2023-04-1235792668002ND
2023-04-1235792668003ND
2023-04-1235792668004ND
2023-07-1035812223001ND
2023-07-1035812223002ND
2023-07-1035812223003ND
2023-07-1035812223004ND
2023-10-1235834390001ND
2023-10-1235834390002ND
2023-10-1235834390003ND
2023-10-1235834390004ND