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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Bismarck

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.

 

192

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.0647 ppb321ND - 2.07 ppb
2019ND320ND
20200.129 ppb322ND - 2.10 ppb
2021ND320ND
20220.0634 ppb321ND - 2.03 ppb
2023ND320ND

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
2018-01-1718-S64ND
2018-01-1718-S63ND
2018-01-1718-S61ND
2018-01-1718-S59ND
2018-01-1718-S60ND
2018-01-1718-S65ND
2018-01-1718-S62ND
2018-01-1718-S66ND
2018-04-1818-S555ND
2018-04-1818-S554ND
2018-04-1818-S551ND
2018-04-1818-S556ND
2018-04-1818-S557ND
2018-04-1818-S553ND
2018-04-1818-S550ND
2018-04-1818-S552ND
2018-07-1718-S1129ND
2018-07-1718-S1127ND
2018-07-1718-S1132ND
2018-07-1718-S1125ND
2018-07-1718-S1126ND
2018-07-1718-S1128ND
2018-07-1718-S1131ND
2018-07-1718-S1130ND
2018-10-1618-S2270ND
2018-10-1618-S2276ND
2018-10-1618-S2277ND
2018-10-1618-S2272ND
2018-10-1618-S22742.07 ppb
2018-10-1618-S2273ND
2018-10-1618-S2275ND
2018-10-1618-S2271ND
2019-01-1419-S26ND
2019-01-1419-S19ND
2019-01-1419-S23ND
2019-01-1419-S22ND
2019-01-1419-S20ND
2019-01-1419-S24ND
2019-01-1419-S25ND
2019-01-1419-S21ND
2019-04-1619-S425ND
2019-04-1619-S422ND
2019-04-1619-S428ND
2019-04-1619-S427ND
2019-04-1619-S426ND
2019-04-1619-S423ND
2019-04-1619-S424ND
2019-04-1619-S421ND
2019-07-1519-S1097ND
2019-07-1519-S1092ND
2019-07-1519-S1098ND
2019-07-1519-S1096ND
2019-07-1519-S1094ND
2019-07-1519-S1091ND
2019-07-1519-S1095ND
2019-07-1519-S1093ND
2019-10-1519-S2318ND
2019-10-1519-S2314ND
2019-10-1519-S2311ND
2019-10-1519-S2312ND
2019-10-1519-S2315ND
2019-10-1519-S2316ND
2019-10-1519-S2313ND
2019-10-1519-S2317ND
2020-01-14360273ND
2020-01-14360274ND
2020-01-14360275ND
2020-01-14360276ND
2020-01-14360277ND
2020-01-14360278ND
2020-01-14360279ND
2020-01-14360280ND
2020-04-13363060ND
2020-04-13363061ND
2020-04-13363062ND
2020-04-13363063ND
2020-04-13363064ND
2020-04-13363065ND
2020-04-13363066ND
2020-04-13363067ND
2020-07-20369574ND
2020-07-20369567ND
2020-07-20369569ND
2020-07-20369570ND
2020-07-20369573ND
2020-07-20369571ND
2020-07-20369572ND
2020-07-20369568ND
2020-10-143723722.10 ppb
2020-10-14372365ND
2020-10-14372367ND
2020-10-143723682.04 ppb
2020-10-14372371ND
2020-10-14372369ND
2020-10-14372370ND
2020-10-14372366ND
2021-01-11375895ND
2021-01-11375899ND
2021-01-11375901ND
2021-01-11375898ND
2021-01-11375893ND
2021-01-11375918ND
2021-01-11375919ND
2021-01-11375900ND
2021-04-13378780ND
2021-04-13378773ND
2021-04-13378775ND
2021-04-13378776ND
2021-04-13378778ND
2021-04-13378777ND
2021-04-13378779ND
2021-04-13378774ND
2021-07-20382951ND
2021-07-20382952ND
2021-07-20382953ND
2021-07-20382954ND
2021-07-20382955ND
2021-07-20382956ND
2021-07-20382957ND
2021-07-20382958ND
2021-10-11389093ND
2021-10-11389094ND
2021-10-11389095ND
2021-10-11389096ND
2021-10-11389097ND
2021-10-11389098ND
2021-10-11389099ND
2021-10-11389100ND
2022-01-10391199ND
2022-01-10391200ND
2022-01-10391201ND
2022-01-10391177ND
2022-01-10391178ND
2022-01-10391179ND
2022-01-10391180ND
2022-01-10391181ND
2022-04-11394209ND
2022-04-11394210ND
2022-04-113942112.03 ppb
2022-04-11394212ND
2022-04-11394213ND
2022-04-11394214ND
2022-04-11394215ND
2022-04-11394216ND
2022-07-18398383ND
2022-07-18398384ND
2022-07-18398385ND
2022-07-18398386ND
2022-07-18398387ND
2022-07-18398388ND
2022-07-18398389ND
2022-07-18398390ND
2022-10-04402549ND
2022-10-04402550ND
2022-10-04402551ND
2022-10-04402552ND
2022-10-04402556ND
2022-10-04402554ND
2022-10-04402555ND
2022-10-04402553ND
2023-01-10405827ND
2023-01-10405828ND
2023-01-10405829ND
2023-01-10405830ND
2023-01-10405831ND
2023-01-10405832ND
2023-01-10405833ND
2023-01-10405834ND
2023-04-10410061ND
2023-04-10410062ND
2023-04-10410063ND
2023-04-10410064ND
2023-04-10410065ND
2023-04-10410066ND
2023-04-10410067ND
2023-04-10410068ND
2023-07-25414977ND
2023-07-25414978ND
2023-07-25414979ND
2023-07-25414980ND
2023-07-25414981ND
2023-07-25414982ND
2023-07-25414983ND
2023-07-25414984ND
2023-10-10417922ND
2023-10-10418623ND
2023-10-10418624ND
2023-10-10418625ND
2023-10-10418626ND
2023-10-10418627ND
2023-10-10418628ND
2023-10-10418629ND