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Monochloroacetic acid

Bridgeton City Water 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
2015ND160ND
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
2014-02-04L4869265-1ND
2014-02-04L4869265-3ND
2014-02-04L4869265-4ND
2014-02-04L4869265-2ND
2014-05-13L4974692-1ND
2014-05-13L4974692-3ND
2014-05-13L4974692-4ND
2014-05-13L4974692-2ND
2014-08-12L5101570-2ND
2014-08-12L5101570-4ND
2014-08-12L5101570-1ND
2014-08-12L5101570-3ND
2014-11-13L5247491-4ND
2014-11-13L5247491-2ND
2014-11-13L5247491-1ND
2014-11-13L5247491-3ND
2015-02-18L5364422-2ND
2015-02-18L5364422-1ND
2015-02-18L5364422-4ND
2015-02-18L5364422-3ND
2015-05-12L5497476-2ND
2015-05-12L5497476-4ND
2015-05-12L5497476-1ND
2015-05-12L5497476-3ND
2015-08-18L5652037-2ND
2015-08-18L5652037-4ND
2015-08-18L5652037-1ND
2015-08-18L5652037-3ND
2015-11-10L5817542-1ND
2015-11-10L5817542-3ND
2015-11-10L5817542-2ND
2015-11-10L5817542-4ND
2016-02-18L5966476-2ND
2016-02-18L5966476-4ND
2016-02-18L5966476-3ND
2016-02-18L5966476-1ND
2016-05-033441628ND
2016-05-033441631ND
2016-05-033441630ND
2016-05-033441629ND
2016-08-023511712ND
2016-08-023511715ND
2016-08-023511714ND
2016-08-023511713ND
2016-11-013576950ND
2016-11-013576949ND
2016-11-013576951ND
2016-11-013576952ND
2017-02-073633926ND
2017-02-073633923ND
2017-02-073633925ND
2017-02-073633924ND
2017-05-023686286ND
2017-05-023686283ND
2017-05-023686284ND
2017-05-303705348ND
2017-08-083751965ND
2017-08-083751962ND
2017-08-083751963ND
2017-08-083751964ND
2017-11-063815675ND
2017-11-063815677ND
2017-11-063815674ND
2017-11-093820351ND
2018-02-133872419ND
2018-02-133872417ND
2018-02-133872418ND
2018-02-133872420ND
2018-05-013925407ND
2018-05-013925405ND
2018-05-013925408ND
2018-05-013925406ND
2018-08-074016315ND
2018-08-074016313ND
2018-08-074016314ND
2018-08-074016312ND
2018-11-074116269ND
2018-11-074116267ND
2018-11-074116268ND
2018-11-074116266ND
2019-02-053014568001ND
2019-02-053014568003ND
2019-02-053014568002ND
2019-02-053014568004ND
2019-05-143033736003ND
2019-05-143033736004ND
2019-05-143033736001ND
2019-05-143033736002ND
2019-08-063049872003ND
2019-08-063049872001ND
2019-08-063049872002ND
2019-08-063049872004ND
2019-11-063068365001ND
2019-11-063068365002ND
2019-11-063068365004ND
2019-11-063068365003ND