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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Conover

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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96

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
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
20190.688 ppb161ND - 11.0 ppb

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
2014-02-03T-1402-005ND
2014-02-03T-1402-004ND
2014-02-03T-1402-003ND
2014-02-03T-1402-006ND
2014-05-12T-1405-053ND
2014-05-12T-1405-052ND
2014-05-12T-1405-051ND
2014-05-12T-1405-050ND
2014-08-04T-1408-004ND
2014-08-04T-1408-003ND
2014-08-04T-1408-002ND
2014-08-04T-1408-001ND
2014-11-03T-1411-003ND
2014-11-03T-1411-002ND
2014-11-03T-1411-004ND
2014-11-03T-1411-005ND
2015-02-02ND
2015-02-02ND
2015-02-02ND
2015-02-02ND
2015-05-04ND
2015-05-04ND
2015-05-04ND
2015-05-04ND
2015-08-03ND
2015-08-03ND
2015-08-03ND
2015-08-03ND
2015-11-10ND
2015-11-10ND
2015-11-10ND
2015-11-10ND
2016-02-08T-1602-048ND
2016-02-08T-1602-045ND
2016-02-08T-1602-046ND
2016-02-08T-1602-047ND
2016-05-03T-1605-003ND
2016-05-03T-1605-004ND
2016-05-03T-1605-005ND
2016-05-03T-1605-006ND
2016-08-02T-1608-016ND
2016-08-02T-1608-017ND
2016-08-02T-1608-018ND
2016-08-02T-1608-019ND
2016-11-09T-1611-064ND
2016-11-09T-1611-063ND
2016-11-09T-1611-065ND
2016-11-09T-1611-066ND
2017-02-14T-1702-062ND
2017-02-14T-1702-063ND
2017-02-14T-1702-064ND
2017-02-14T-1702-065ND
2017-05-09T-1705-066ND
2017-05-09T-1705-065ND
2017-05-09T-1705-064ND
2017-05-09T-1705-063ND
2017-08-0338227-04ND
2017-08-0338227-03ND
2017-08-0337227-02ND
2017-08-0338227-01ND
2017-11-0242360-01ND
2017-11-0242360-02ND
2017-11-0242360-03ND
2017-11-0242360-04ND
2018-02-1546787-04 ND
2018-02-1546787-03 ND
2018-02-1546787-02 ND
2018-02-1546787-01 ND
2018-05-1050505-04 ND
2018-05-1050505-01 ND
2018-05-1050505-02 ND
2018-05-1050505-03 ND
2018-08-0354582-01 ND
2018-08-0354581-01 ND
2018-08-0354580-01 ND
2018-08-0354579-01 ND
2018-11-0958939-01 ND
2018-11-0958939-02 ND
2018-11-0958939-03 ND
2018-11-0958939-04 ND
2019-02-1963372-01 ND
2019-02-1963372-02 ND
2019-02-1963372-03 ND
2019-02-1963372-04 ND
2019-05-1466929-01 ND
2019-05-1466929-04 ND
2019-05-1466929-03 ND
2019-05-1466929-02 ND
2019-08-1370900-02 11.0 ppb
2019-08-1370900-04 ND
2019-08-1370900-03 ND
2019-08-1370900-01 ND
2019-11-0574634-04 ND
2019-11-0574634-03 ND
2019-11-0574634-02 ND
2019-11-0574634-01 ND