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Monochloroacetic acid

Burlington Twp W Department

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
2014ND160ND
20150.0356 ppb161ND - 0.570 ppb
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-01-210015785-02ND
2014-01-210015785-03ND
2014-01-210015785-01ND
2014-01-210015785-04ND
2014-04-170017711-01ND
2014-04-170017711-02ND
2014-04-170017711-03ND
2014-04-170017711-04ND
2014-07-15L5116292-3ND
2014-07-15L5116292-2ND
2014-07-15L5116292-1ND
2014-07-15L5116292-4ND
2014-10-14L5250142-3ND
2014-10-14L5250142-1ND
2014-10-14L5250142-2ND
2014-10-14L5250142-4ND
2015-01-12L5367374-2ND
2015-01-12L5367374-3ND
2015-01-12L5367374-1ND
2015-01-12L5367374-4ND
2015-04-14L5389863-4ND
2015-04-14L5389863-3ND
2015-04-14L5389863-1ND
2015-04-14L5389863-2ND
2015-07-15L5655806-3ND
2015-07-15L5655806-1ND
2015-07-15L5655806-4ND
2015-07-15L5655806-2ND
2015-10-13L5820289-1ND
2015-10-13L5820289-30.570 ppb
2015-10-13L5820289-4ND
2015-10-13L5820289-2ND
2016-01-11L5968709-2ND
2016-01-11L5968709-4ND
2016-01-11L5968709-3ND
2016-01-11L5968709-1ND
2016-04-133430659ND
2016-04-133430661ND
2016-04-133430660ND
2016-04-133430658ND
2016-07-113490888ND
2016-07-113490890ND
2016-07-113490887ND
2016-07-113490889ND
2016-10-113562834ND
2016-10-113562833ND
2016-10-113562832ND
2016-10-113562831ND
2017-01-103618770ND
2017-01-103618769ND
2017-01-103618767ND
2017-01-103618768ND
2017-04-113675193ND
2017-04-113675192ND
2017-04-113675194ND
2017-04-113675195ND
2017-07-113730623ND
2017-07-113730622ND
2017-07-113730625ND
2017-07-113730624ND
2017-10-113799515ND
2017-10-113799517ND
2017-10-113799514ND
2017-10-113799516ND
2018-01-103852475ND
2018-01-103852476ND
2018-01-103852473ND
2018-01-103852474ND
2018-04-113911634ND
2018-04-113911635ND
2018-04-113911633ND
2018-04-113911632ND
2018-07-103987827ND
2018-07-103987825ND
2018-07-103987826ND
2018-07-103987828ND
2018-10-104088156ND
2018-10-104088159ND
2018-10-104088158ND
2018-10-104088157ND
2019-01-094169904ND
2019-01-094169907ND
2019-01-094169906ND
2019-01-094169905ND
2019-04-104258153ND
2019-04-104258155ND
2019-04-104258156ND
2019-04-104258154ND
2019-07-104354284ND
2019-07-104354281ND
2019-07-104354282ND
2019-07-104354283ND
2019-10-104452957ND
2019-10-104452958ND
2019-10-104452959ND
2019-10-104452960ND