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Monochloroacetic acid

Leetonia Village Public Water System

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.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
20150.320 ppb81ND - 2.56 ppb
20162.28 ppb107ND - 4.80 ppb
20172.03 ppb84ND - 4.80 ppb
2018ND80ND
2019ND60ND

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
2014-03-0614031179-002ND
2014-03-0614031179-001ND
2014-06-0614061307-002ND
2014-06-0614061307-001ND
2014-09-0514090960-001ND
2014-09-0514090960-002ND
2014-12-0314120692-001ND
2014-12-0414120692-002ND
2015-03-0615030804-001ND
2015-03-0615030804-002ND
2015-06-0515061190-001ND
2015-06-0515061190-003ND
2015-09-0715090688-002ND
2015-09-0715090688-0012.56 ppb
2015-12-0715121055ND
2015-12-0715121058ND
2016-03-0216030860-002AND
2016-03-0216030860-003AND
2016-03-02160306172.48 ppb
2016-03-02160306182.25 ppb
2016-06-07160614164.24 ppb
2016-06-07160614172.28 ppb
2016-09-06160906684.80 ppb
2016-09-0616090669ND
2016-12-06161208492.62 ppb
2016-12-06161208504.09 ppb
2017-03-07170318354.80 ppb
2017-03-07170318364.60 ppb
2017-06-06170608212.54 ppb
2017-06-0617060822-1ND
2017-09-07170914134.28 ppb
2017-09-0717091414ND
2017-12-0517120620ND
2017-12-0517120621ND
2018-03-1418032339ND
2018-03-1418032340ND
2018-06-0418060654ND
2018-06-0418060655ND
2018-09-0618090804ND
2018-09-0618090805ND
2018-12-0418120597ND
2018-12-0418120598ND
2019-03-0719030794ND
2019-03-0719030795ND
2019-06-0619061134ND
2019-06-0619061135ND
2019-09-0519091038ND
2019-09-0519091039ND