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Monochloroacetic acid

Schaghticoke Consolidated Water District #1

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.

 

40

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20181.28 ppb42ND - 3.40 ppb
20191.17 ppb63ND - 3.31 ppb
20200.855 ppb63ND - 1.96 ppb
20211.03 ppb83ND - 4.31 ppb
20221.08 ppb83ND - 3.57 ppb
20230.560 ppb83ND - 1.67 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
2018-02-13JH1801006ND
2018-02-13JH18010041.70 ppb
2018-05-08JH1803065ND
2018-05-08JH18030633.40 ppb
2019-02-13JH19009292.40 ppb
2019-02-13JH19009271.30 ppb
2019-05-14JH1902882-01ND
2019-05-14JH19028833.31 ppb
2019-08-13JH1905815ND
2019-08-13JH1905814ND
2020-05-12JH20031611.96 ppb
2020-05-12JH20031621.33 ppb
2020-08-11JH2005954ND
2020-08-11JH2005956ND
2020-11-10JH20087221.84 ppb
2020-11-10JH2008732ND
2021-02-09JH2101118ND
2021-02-09JH21011161.89 ppb
2021-05-11JH2103454ND
2021-05-11JH2103452ND
2021-08-10JH21070254.31 ppb
2021-08-10JH2107023ND
2021-11-09JH2110327ND
2021-11-09JH21103252.02 ppb
2022-02-09JH2201013ND
2022-02-09JH2201011ND
2022-05-10JH22035422.66 ppb
2022-05-10JH22035402.40 ppb
2022-08-09JH22066843.57 ppb
2022-08-09JH2206686ND
2022-11-08JH2209664ND
2022-11-08JH2209666ND
2023-02-07JH2300915ND
2023-02-07JH23009171.35 ppb
2023-05-09JH23033751.67 ppb
2023-05-09JH23033771.46 ppb
2023-08-08JH2306660ND
2023-08-08JH2306662ND
2023-11-14JH2310031ND
2023-11-14JH2310029ND