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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Saginaw

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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32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND160ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND120ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-01-14LLF07111ND
2014-01-14LLF07113ND
2014-01-15LLF07112ND
2014-01-15LLF07114ND
2014-04-15LLF14937ND
2014-04-15LLF14938ND
2014-04-16LLF14939ND
2014-04-16LLF14940ND
2014-07-15LLF27880ND
2014-07-15LLF27881ND
2014-07-15LLF27882ND
2014-07-16LLF27883ND
2014-10-13LLF43472ND
2014-10-14LLF43474ND
2014-10-14LLF43473ND
2014-10-16LLF43475ND
2018-01-08LLH60536ND
2018-01-08LLH60801ND
2018-01-10LLH60802ND
2018-01-10LLH60803ND
2018-04-11LLH75399ND
2018-04-11LLH75401ND
2018-04-11LLH75402ND
2018-04-11LLH75400ND
2018-07-09LLH92236ND
2018-07-09LLH92234ND
2018-07-09LLH92233ND
2018-07-09LLH92235ND
2019-07-09LLI49161ND
2019-07-09LLI49167ND
2019-07-10LLI49160ND
2019-07-10LLI49168ND