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Monochloroacetic acid

City of West Fargo

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.

 

96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20183.04 ppb1610ND - 9.15 ppb
20191.44 ppb168ND - 4.18 ppb
20201.01 ppb166ND - 3.42 ppb
20210.452 ppb162ND - 4.46 ppb
20220.842 ppb163ND - 4.70 ppb
2023ND160ND

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
2018-02-1218-S1883.35 ppb
2018-02-1218-S1893.23 ppb
2018-02-1218-S1903.70 ppb
2018-02-1218-S1915.06 ppb
2018-05-1518-S7296.34 ppb
2018-05-1518-S7269.15 ppb
2018-05-1518-S7287.03 ppb
2018-05-1518-S7276.13 ppb
2018-08-2018-S1751ND
2018-08-2018-S1750ND
2018-08-2018-S17482.67 ppb
2018-08-2018-S17492.00 ppb
2018-11-1418-S2389ND
2018-11-1418-S2391ND
2018-11-1418-S2390ND
2018-11-1418-S2388ND
2019-02-1119-S1052.04 ppb
2019-02-1119-S1042.63 ppb
2019-02-1119-S1073.55 ppb
2019-02-1119-S1062.15 ppb
2019-05-1319-S583ND
2019-05-1319-S584ND
2019-05-1319-S5854.18 ppb
2019-05-1319-S5823.85 ppb
2019-08-2019-S1742ND
2019-08-2019-S17412.54 ppb
2019-08-2019-S17392.11 ppb
2019-08-2019-S1740ND
2019-11-1219-S2428ND
2019-11-1219-S2426ND
2019-11-1219-S2427ND
2019-11-1219-S2429ND
2020-02-13361098ND
2020-02-13361097ND
2020-02-13361096ND
2020-02-13361095ND
2020-05-123646462.76 ppb
2020-05-123646432.75 ppb
2020-05-12364645ND
2020-05-12364644ND
2020-08-113701902.23 ppb
2020-08-113701883.42 ppb
2020-08-113701912.19 ppb
2020-08-11370189ND
2020-11-09373126ND
2020-11-09373124ND
2020-11-09373127ND
2020-11-093731252.86 ppb
2021-02-08376153ND
2021-02-08376156ND
2021-02-08376155ND
2021-02-08376154ND
2021-05-11380346ND
2021-05-113803472.77 ppb
2021-05-11380348ND
2021-05-11380345ND
2021-08-103842634.46 ppb
2021-08-10384262ND
2021-08-10384264ND
2021-08-10384261ND
2021-11-08388549ND
2021-11-08388552ND
2021-11-08388551ND
2021-11-08388550ND
2022-02-07392433ND
2022-02-073919094.12 ppb
2022-02-07391907ND
2022-02-07391908ND
2022-05-09395338ND
2022-05-09395339ND
2022-05-09395337ND
2022-05-093953404.70 ppb
2022-08-083995224.65 ppb
2022-08-08399521ND
2022-08-08399523ND
2022-08-08399524ND
2022-11-07403882ND
2022-11-07403881ND
2022-11-07403880ND
2022-11-07403883ND
2023-02-06407560ND
2023-02-06407559ND
2023-02-06407558ND
2023-02-06407561ND
2023-05-08411121ND
2023-05-08411120ND
2023-05-08411119ND
2023-05-08411118ND
2023-08-08415133ND
2023-08-08415132ND
2023-08-08415131ND
2023-08-08415130ND
2023-11-06419013ND
2023-11-06419012ND
2023-11-06419011ND
2023-11-06419010ND