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Monochloroacetic acid

Rensselaer City Public Water Supply

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.

 

42

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20181.83 ppb65ND - 2.70 ppb
20190.764 ppb84ND - 1.90 ppb
20200.690 ppb42ND - 1.52 ppb
20211.40 ppb84ND - 4.57 ppb
20220.948 ppb84ND - 2.21 ppb
20230.298 ppb81ND - 2.38 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
2018-02-15JH18010592.00 ppb
2018-02-15JH18010572.00 ppb
2018-05-09JH18030812.70 ppb
2018-05-09JH18030792.20 ppb
2018-08-08JH1806129ND
2018-08-08JH18061312.10 ppb
2019-02-05JH19005931.30 ppb
2019-02-05JH19005941.90 ppb
2019-05-08JH1920763ND
2019-05-08JH19027641.78 ppb
2019-08-08JH1905559ND
2019-08-08JH1905560ND
2019-11-05JH1907864ND
2019-11-05JH19078631.13 ppb
2020-02-10JH2007791.52 ppb
2020-02-10JH2000778ND
2020-11-09JH20085971.24 ppb
2020-11-09JH2008599ND
2021-02-17JH21012792.20 ppb
2021-02-17JH21012771.98 ppb
2021-05-18JH2103609ND
2021-05-18JH2103611ND
2021-08-09JH2106761ND
2021-08-09JH21067634.57 ppb
2021-11-08JH2110058ND
2021-11-08JH21100562.45 ppb
2022-02-09JH2201002ND
2022-02-09JH22010042.14 ppb
2022-05-09JH2203431ND
2022-05-09JH22034291.16 ppb
2022-08-10JH22066772.07 ppb
2022-08-10JH22066752.21 ppb
2022-11-09JH2209676ND
2022-11-09JH2209678ND
2023-02-14JH2301093ND
2023-02-14JH2301091ND
2023-05-08JH2303265ND
2023-05-08JH23032672.38 ppb
2023-08-14JH2306846ND
2023-08-14JH2306844ND
2023-11-13JH2309868ND
2023-11-13JH2309866ND