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Monochloroacetic acid

Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority

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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192

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND320ND
20151.68 ppb3213ND - 5.70 ppb
20160.150 ppb322ND - 2.80 ppb
2017ND320ND
2018ND320ND
2019ND320ND

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
2014-03-054030177-01ND
2014-03-054030177-07ND
2014-03-054030177-06ND
2014-03-054030177-05ND
2014-03-054030177-02ND
2014-03-054030177-08ND
2014-03-054030177-04ND
2014-03-054030177-03ND
2014-06-034060135-01ND
2014-06-034060135-07ND
2014-06-034060135-06ND
2014-06-034060135-05ND
2014-06-034060135-02ND
2014-06-034060135-08ND
2014-06-034060135-04ND
2014-06-034060135-03ND
2014-09-094090305-01ND
2014-09-094090305-07ND
2014-09-094090305-06ND
2014-09-094090305-05ND
2014-09-094090305-02ND
2014-09-094090305-08ND
2014-09-094090305-04ND
2014-09-094090305-03ND
2014-12-094120266-01ND
2014-12-094120266-07ND
2014-12-094120266-06ND
2014-12-094120266-05ND
2014-12-094120266-02ND
2014-12-094120266-08ND
2014-12-094120266-04ND
2014-12-094120266-03ND
2015-03-102058939001ND
2015-03-102058939007ND
2015-03-102058939006ND
2015-03-102058939005ND
2015-03-102058939002ND
2015-03-102058939008ND
2015-03-102058939004ND
2015-03-102058939003ND
2015-06-0920760610015.20 ppb
2015-06-092076061007ND
2015-06-0920760610064.90 ppb
2015-06-0920760610054.40 ppb
2015-06-0920760610025.60 ppb
2015-06-0920760610085.10 ppb
2015-06-0920760610044.00 ppb
2015-06-0920760610035.70 ppb
2015-09-142096143001ND
2015-09-142096143007ND
2015-09-1420961430063.20 ppb
2015-09-1420961430053.60 ppb
2015-09-1420961430024.10 ppb
2015-09-1420961430082.20 ppb
2015-09-1420961430042.80 ppb
2015-09-1420961430033.10 ppb
2015-12-075120282-01ND
2015-12-075120282-07ND
2015-12-075120282-06ND
2015-12-075120282-05ND
2015-12-075120282-02ND
2015-12-075120282-08ND
2015-12-075120282-04ND
2015-12-075120282-03ND
2016-03-076030269-01ND
2016-03-076030269-07ND
2016-03-076030269-06ND
2016-03-076030269-05ND
2016-03-076030269-02ND
2016-03-076030269-08ND
2016-03-076030269-04ND
2016-03-076030269-03ND
2016-06-152152442001ND
2016-06-152152442007ND
2016-06-152152442006ND
2016-06-152152442005ND
2016-06-1521524420022.00 ppb
2016-06-152152442008ND
2016-06-152152442004ND
2016-06-152152442003ND
2016-09-122174820001ND
2016-09-122174820007ND
2016-09-122174820006ND
2016-09-122174820005ND
2016-09-122174820002ND
2016-09-122174820008ND
2016-09-122174820004ND
2016-09-122174820003ND
2016-12-132195946001ND
2016-12-132195946007ND
2016-12-132195946006ND
2016-12-132195946005ND
2016-12-1321959460022.80 ppb
2016-12-132195946008ND
2016-12-132195946004ND
2016-12-132195946003ND
2017-03-167030452-01ND
2017-03-167030452-07ND
2017-03-167030452-06ND
2017-03-167030452-05ND
2017-03-167030452-02ND
2017-03-167030452-08ND
2017-03-167030452-04ND
2017-03-167030452-03ND
2017-06-137060490-01ND
2017-06-137060490-07ND
2017-06-137060490-06ND
2017-06-137060490-05ND
2017-06-137060490-02ND
2017-06-137060490-08ND
2017-06-137060490-04ND
2017-06-137060490-03ND
2017-09-127090409-01ND
2017-09-127090409-07ND
2017-09-127090409-06ND
2017-09-127090409-05ND
2017-09-127090409-02ND
2017-09-127090409-08ND
2017-09-127090409-04ND
2017-09-127090409-03ND
2017-12-057120185-01ND
2017-12-057120185-03ND
2017-12-057120185-05ND
2017-12-057120185-07ND
2017-12-057120185-02ND
2017-12-057120185-04ND
2017-12-057120185-06ND
2017-12-057120185-08ND
2018-03-068030249-01ND
2018-03-068030249-07ND
2018-03-068030249-06ND
2018-03-068030249-05ND
2018-03-068030249-02ND
2018-03-068030249-08ND
2018-03-068030249-04ND
2018-03-068030249-03ND
2018-06-058060256-01ND
2018-06-058060256-07ND
2018-06-058060256-06ND
2018-06-058060256-05ND
2018-06-058060256-02ND
2018-06-058060256-08ND
2018-06-058060256-04ND
2018-06-058060256-03ND
2018-09-048090055-01ND
2018-09-048090055-02ND
2018-09-058090116-04ND
2018-09-058090116-03ND
2018-09-058090116-02ND
2018-09-078090253-01ND
2018-09-078090253-03ND
2018-09-078090253-02ND
2018-12-048120190-01ND
2018-12-048120190-07ND
2018-12-048120190-06ND
2018-12-048120190-05ND
2018-12-048120190-02ND
2018-12-048120190-08ND
2018-12-048120190-04ND
2018-12-048120190-03ND
2019-03-069030251-01ND
2019-03-069030251-07ND
2019-03-069030251-06ND
2019-03-069030251-05ND
2019-03-069030251-02ND
2019-03-069030251-08ND
2019-03-069030251-04ND
2019-03-069030251-03ND
2019-06-059060295-01ND
2019-06-059060295-07ND
2019-06-059060295-06ND
2019-06-059060295-05ND
2019-06-059060295-02ND
2019-06-059060295-08ND
2019-06-059060295-04ND
2019-06-059060295-03ND
2019-09-049090139-01ND
2019-09-049090139-07ND
2019-09-049090139-06ND
2019-09-049090139-05ND
2019-09-049090139-02ND
2019-09-049090139-08ND
2019-09-049090139-04ND
2019-09-049090139-03ND
2019-12-049120299-01ND
2019-12-049120299-07ND
2019-12-049120299-06ND
2019-12-049120299-05ND
2019-12-049120299-02ND
2019-12-049120299-08ND
2019-12-049120299-04ND
2019-12-049120299-03ND