Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Monochloroacetic acid

Grosse Pointe Farms

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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND90ND
2019ND80ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-02-05LLH64436ND
2018-02-05LLH64437ND
2018-02-26LLH67664ND
2018-05-10LLH79810ND
2018-05-10LLH79811ND
2018-08-14LLH98963ND
2018-08-14LLH98962ND
2018-11-08LLI14842ND
2018-11-08LLI14843ND
2019-02-04LLI24100ND
2019-02-04LLI24101ND
2019-05-02LLI35979ND
2019-05-02LLI35978ND
2019-08-05LLI53791ND
2019-08-05LLI53792ND
2019-11-01LLI74489ND
2019-11-01LLI74490ND