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Monochloroacetic acid

Perth Amboy 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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107

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND160ND
20150.171 ppb191ND - 3.24 ppb
20161.49 ppb2412ND - 10.4 ppb
20171.58 ppb164ND - 7.42 ppb
20180.0763 ppb163ND - 0.530 ppb
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
2014-01-0614011712-004ND
2014-01-0614011712-003ND
2014-01-0614011712-002ND
2014-01-0614011712-001ND
2014-04-07L4973708-4ND
2014-04-07L4973708-3ND
2014-04-07L4973708-2ND
2014-04-07L4973708-1ND
2014-07-07L2111083-4ND
2014-07-07L2111083-3ND
2014-07-07L2111083-2ND
2014-07-07L2111083-1ND
2014-10-061441035-01ND
2014-10-061441035-02ND
2014-10-061441035-03ND
2014-10-061441035-04ND
2015-01-051501723-03ND
2015-01-051501723-02ND
2015-01-051501723-01ND
2015-01-121501725-01ND
2015-01-261503723-03ND
2015-01-261503723-02ND
2015-01-261503723-01ND
2015-04-13L5542680-4ND
2015-04-13L5542680-3ND
2015-04-13L5542680-2ND
2015-04-13L5542680-1ND
2015-07-061507715-004ND
2015-07-061507715-003ND
2015-07-061507715-002ND
2015-07-061507715-001ND
2015-10-051510836-004ND
2015-10-051510836-003ND
2015-10-051510836-002ND
2015-10-051510836-0013.24 ppb
2016-01-11L5916095-42.54 ppb
2016-01-11L5916095-31.77 ppb
2016-01-11L5916095-21.48 ppb
2016-01-11L5916095-11.59 ppb
2016-03-143418024ND
2016-03-143418023ND
2016-03-143418022ND
2016-03-143418021ND
2016-04-113432614ND
2016-04-113432613ND
2016-04-113432612ND
2016-04-113432611ND
2016-07-05HA071316-223.01 ppb
2016-07-05HA071316-2310.4 ppb
2016-07-05HA071316-215.40 ppb
2016-07-05HA071316-203.48 ppb
2016-08-08HA083016A-09ND
2016-08-08HA083016A-08ND
2016-08-08HA083016A-071.37 ppb
2016-08-08HA083016A-061.16 ppb
2016-10-03HA101416-24ND
2016-10-03HA101416-25ND
2016-10-03HA101416-261.81 ppb
2016-10-03HA101416-271.67 ppb
2017-01-09HA012017-334.61 ppb
2017-01-09HA012017-325.77 ppb
2017-01-09HA012017-317.42 ppb
2017-01-09HA012017-307.42 ppb
2017-04-10HA041417-10ND
2017-04-10HA041417-09ND
2017-04-10HA041414-08ND
2017-04-10HA041417-07ND
2017-07-06HA071517-12ND
2017-07-06HA071517-11ND
2017-07-06HA071517-10ND
2017-07-06HA071517-09ND
2017-10-06HA102717-18ND
2017-10-06HA102717-17ND
2017-10-06HA102717-16ND
2017-10-06HA102717-15ND
2018-01-08HA011818-09ND
2018-01-08HA011818-08ND
2018-01-08HA011818-07ND
2018-01-08HA011818-06ND
2018-04-09HA041918-270.390 ppb
2018-04-09HA041918-260.530 ppb
2018-04-09HA041918-250.300 ppb
2018-04-09HA041918-24ND
2018-07-09HA072618-21ND
2018-07-09HA072618-20ND
2018-07-09HA072618-19ND
2018-07-09HA072618-18ND
2018-10-097067860004-HAAND
2018-10-097067860003-HAAND
2018-10-097067860002-HAAND
2018-10-097067860001-HAAND
2019-01-077075999004-HAAND
2019-01-077075999003-HAAND
2019-01-077075999002-HAAND
2019-01-077075999001-HAAND
2019-04-097085434004-HAAND
2019-04-097085434003-HAAND
2019-04-097085434002-HAAND
2019-04-097085434001-HAAND
2019-07-087096852004-HAAND
2019-07-087096852003-HAAND
2019-07-087096852002-HAAND
2019-07-087096852001-HAAND
2019-10-0970107978004-HAAND
2019-10-0970107978003-HAAND
2019-10-0970107978002-HAAND
2019-10-0970107978001-HAAND