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Monochloroacetic acid

Tabor City, Town of

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.

 

42

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND100ND
2023ND70ND

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
2018-05-08L992385-02ND
2018-05-08L992385-01ND
2018-10-168291-101618-B02MND
2018-11-138291-111318-B01MND
2018-11-138291-111318-B02MND
2019-05-07L1096489-01ND
2019-05-07L1096489-02ND
2019-08-13L1128980-02ND
2019-08-13L1128980-03ND
2020-02-10L1188773-01ND
2020-02-10L1188775-01ND
2020-05-12L1218231-02ND
2020-05-12L1218231-01ND
2020-08-10L1249791-02ND
2020-08-10L1249791-03ND
2020-11-17L1287494-02ND
2020-11-17L1287494-03ND
2021-02-10L1316550-02ND
2021-02-10L1316550-03ND
2021-05-18L1354976-02ND
2021-05-18L1354993-01ND
2021-08-1137729_21-34093ND
2021-08-1137729_21-34094ND
2021-11-1637729_21-51220ND
2021-11-1637729_21-51221ND
2022-02-0937729_22-05910ND
2022-02-0937729_22-05912ND
2022-04-1237729_22-16338ND
2022-04-1237729_22-16340ND
2022-05-1837729_22-21954ND
2022-05-1837729_22-21955ND
2022-08-0937729_22-37583ND
2022-08-0937729_22-37582ND
2022-11-0737729_22-54932ND
2022-11-0737729_22-55109ND
2023-02-1437729_23-07936ND
2023-02-1437729_23-07937ND
2023-05-2737729_23-26851ND
2023-08-0137729_23-41545ND
2023-08-0137729_23-41546ND
2023-11-2037729_23-65873ND
2023-11-2037729_23-65874ND