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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Grand Forks

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.

 

195

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.850 ppb3211ND - 2.91 ppb
20191.03 ppb3214ND - 3.02 ppb
20201.09 ppb3413ND - 3.55 ppb
20213.19 ppb3314ND - 18.9 ppb
20222.23 ppb326ND - 14.7 ppb
20230.951 ppb329ND - 6.76 ppb

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
2018-02-1318-S249ND
2018-02-1318-S247ND
2018-02-1318-S246ND
2018-02-1318-S248ND
2018-02-1318-S250ND
2018-02-1318-S244ND
2018-02-1318-S245ND
2018-02-1318-S251ND
2018-05-1418-S7362.38 ppb
2018-05-1418-S7332.59 ppb
2018-05-1418-S7302.42 ppb
2018-05-1418-S7322.46 ppb
2018-05-1418-S7352.42 ppb
2018-05-1418-S7342.52 ppb
2018-05-1418-S7312.54 ppb
2018-05-1418-S7372.44 ppb
2018-08-2118-S18362.23 ppb
2018-08-2118-S1837ND
2018-08-2118-S1839ND
2018-08-2118-S1840ND
2018-08-2118-S1842ND
2018-08-2118-S1841ND
2018-08-2118-S1838ND
2018-08-2118-S1835ND
2018-11-1318-S2351ND
2018-11-1318-S2352ND
2018-11-1318-S2349ND
2018-11-1318-S23502.29 ppb
2018-11-1318-S2356ND
2018-11-1318-S23552.91 ppb
2018-11-1318-S2354ND
2018-11-1318-S2353ND
2019-02-1119-S110ND
2019-02-1119-S111ND
2019-02-1119-S112ND
2019-02-1119-S108ND
2019-02-1119-S1092.07 ppb
2019-02-1119-S1142.27 ppb
2019-02-1119-S115ND
2019-02-1119-S113ND
2019-05-1319-S5592.29 ppb
2019-05-1319-S566ND
2019-05-1319-S565ND
2019-05-1319-S563ND
2019-05-1319-S560ND
2019-05-1319-S564ND
2019-05-1319-S562ND
2019-05-1319-S561ND
2019-08-1919-S1703ND
2019-08-1919-S17012.33 ppb
2019-08-1919-S16992.36 ppb
2019-08-1919-S1702ND
2019-08-1919-S17042.40 ppb
2019-08-1919-S1705ND
2019-08-1919-S17062.07 ppb
2019-08-1919-S17002.09 ppb
2019-11-1219-S2415ND
2019-11-1219-S24192.00 ppb
2019-11-1219-S24182.18 ppb
2019-11-1219-S2417ND
2019-11-1219-S24143.02 ppb
2019-11-1219-S24122.79 ppb
2019-11-1219-S24132.90 ppb
2019-11-1219-S24162.22 ppb
2020-02-11361134ND
2020-02-11361135ND
2020-02-11361136ND
2020-02-11361069ND
2020-02-11361070ND
2020-02-11361071ND
2020-02-11361072ND
2020-02-11361073ND
2020-05-12364649ND
2020-05-12364648ND
2020-05-12364650ND
2020-05-12364647ND
2020-05-12364651ND
2020-05-12364652ND
2020-05-12364653ND
2020-05-12364654ND
2020-07-09366843ND
2020-07-27368574ND
2020-08-103701403.53 ppb
2020-08-103701412.97 ppb
2020-08-103701423.55 ppb
2020-08-103701392.29 ppb
2020-08-103701433.50 ppb
2020-08-103701443.22 ppb
2020-08-103701452.54 ppb
2020-08-103701463.27 ppb
2020-11-093731502.73 ppb
2020-11-09373151ND
2020-11-09373152ND
2020-11-09373153ND
2020-11-093731542.04 ppb
2020-11-093731552.03 ppb
2020-11-093731563.12 ppb
2020-11-093731572.38 ppb
2021-02-16376777ND
2021-02-16376778ND
2021-02-16376779ND
2021-02-16376780ND
2021-02-16376781ND
2021-02-16376782ND
2021-02-16376783ND
2021-02-16376784ND
2021-05-1038032118.9 ppb
2021-05-103803227.92 ppb
2021-05-10380323ND
2021-05-10380324ND
2021-05-103803254.85 ppb
2021-05-103803264.33 ppb
2021-05-103803274.07 ppb
2021-05-103803284.64 ppb
2021-08-093843177.84 ppb
2021-08-093843188.34 ppb
2021-08-093843197.50 ppb
2021-08-093843217.40 ppb
2021-08-093843207.95 ppb
2021-08-093843227.47 ppb
2021-08-093843237.28 ppb
2021-08-093843246.91 ppb
2021-11-08388541ND
2021-11-08388542ND
2021-11-08388543ND
2021-11-08388544ND
2021-11-08388545ND
2021-11-08388546ND
2021-11-08388547ND
2021-11-08388548ND
2021-12-06389195ND
2022-02-08392026ND
2022-02-08392027ND
2022-02-08392025ND
2022-02-08392024ND
2022-02-083920202.73 ppb
2022-02-08392022ND
2022-02-08392023ND
2022-02-08392021ND
2022-05-09395327ND
2022-05-09395328ND
2022-05-09395329ND
2022-05-09395330ND
2022-05-09395331ND
2022-05-09395332ND
2022-05-09395333ND
2022-05-09395334ND
2022-08-0939955614.7 ppb
2022-08-0939955713.5 ppb
2022-08-0939955813.0 ppb
2022-08-0939955913.4 ppb
2022-08-09399560ND
2022-08-0939956114.0 ppb
2022-08-09399811ND
2022-08-09399812ND
2022-11-08403924ND
2022-11-08403925ND
2022-11-08403926ND
2022-11-08403927ND
2022-11-08403928ND
2022-11-08403929ND
2022-11-08403930ND
2022-11-08403931ND
2023-02-06407550ND
2023-02-06407553ND
2023-02-06407552ND
2023-02-06407551ND
2023-02-06407557ND
2023-02-06407556ND
2023-02-06407555ND
2023-02-06407554ND
2023-05-08411130ND
2023-05-08411128ND
2023-05-08411129ND
2023-05-08411138ND
2023-05-08411139ND
2023-05-08411140ND
2023-05-084111416.76 ppb
2023-05-31411747ND
2023-08-074150253.46 ppb
2023-08-074150262.43 ppb
2023-08-074150273.81 ppb
2023-08-074150282.45 ppb
2023-08-074150292.66 ppb
2023-08-074150303.22 ppb
2023-08-074150312.53 ppb
2023-08-074150323.12 ppb
2023-11-13419065ND
2023-11-13419067ND
2023-11-13419071ND
2023-11-13419072ND
2023-11-13419069ND
2023-11-13419068ND
2023-11-13419070ND
2023-11-13419066ND