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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Lakewood

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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187

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20141.94 ppb328ND - 25.5 ppb
20150.617 ppb346ND - 5.34 ppb
2016ND320ND
2017ND330ND
2018ND320ND
2019ND240ND

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
2014-02-111402209-001A25.5 ppb
2014-02-111402209-002A7.20 ppb
2014-02-111402209-003A4.31 ppb
2014-02-111402209-004A6.23 ppb
2014-02-111402209-005A5.27 ppb
2014-02-111402209-006A4.05 ppb
2014-02-111402209-007A3.31 ppb
2014-02-111402209-008A6.19 ppb
2014-05-121405251-001BND
2014-05-121405251-002BND
2014-05-121405251-003BND
2014-05-121405251-004BND
2014-05-121405251-005BND
2014-05-121405251-006BND
2014-05-121405251-007BND
2014-05-121405251-008BND
2014-07-231407508-001BND
2014-07-231407508-002BND
2014-07-231407508-003BND
2014-07-231407508-004BND
2014-07-231407508-005BND
2014-07-231407508-006BND
2014-07-231407508-007BND
2014-07-231407508-008BND
2014-11-111411180-001BND
2014-11-111411180-002BND
2014-11-111411180-003BND
2014-11-111411180-004BND
2014-11-111411180-005BND
2014-11-111411180-006BND
2014-11-111411180-007BND
2014-11-111411180-008BND
2015-02-091502206-001BND
2015-02-091502206-002BND
2015-02-091502206-003BND
2015-02-091502206-004BND
2015-02-091502206-005BND
2015-02-091502206-006BND
2015-02-091502206-007BND
2015-02-091502206-008BND
2015-05-0815050888-001ND
2015-05-0815050888-002ND
2015-05-0815050888-003ND
2015-05-0815050888-004ND
2015-05-0815050888-005ND
2015-05-0815050888-006ND
2015-05-0815050888-007ND
2015-05-0815050888-008ND
2015-08-1115081078-001ND
2015-08-1115081078-0043.77 ppb
2015-08-1115081078-006ND
2015-08-1115081078-0075.34 ppb
2015-08-1115081078-0083.16 ppb
2015-09-0415090484-001ND
2015-09-0415090484-0022.32 ppb
2015-09-0415090484-003ND
2015-09-0415090484-0043.72 ppb
2015-09-0415090484-0052.68 ppb
2015-11-0915110554-001AND
2015-11-0915110554-002AND
2015-11-0915110554-003AND
2015-11-0915110554-004AND
2015-11-0915110554-005AND
2015-11-0915110554-006AND
2015-11-0915110554-007AND
2015-11-0915110554-008AND
2016-02-0816020478-001AND
2016-02-0816020478-002AND
2016-02-0816020478-003AND
2016-02-0816020478-004AND
2016-02-0816020478-005AND
2016-02-0816020478-006AND
2016-02-0816020478-007AND
2016-02-0816020478-008AND
2016-05-091605071-001BND
2016-05-091605071-002BND
2016-05-091605071-003BND
2016-05-091605071-004BND
2016-05-091605071-005BND
2016-05-091605071-006BND
2016-05-091605071-007BND
2016-05-091605071-008BND
2016-08-091608107-001AND
2016-08-091608107-003AND
2016-08-091608107-005AND
2016-08-091608107-007AND
2016-08-091608107-009AND
2016-08-091608107-011AND
2016-08-091608107-013AND
2016-08-091608107-015AND
2016-11-081611085-001BND
2016-11-081611085-002BND
2016-11-081611085-003BND
2016-11-081611085-004BND
2016-11-081611085-005BND
2016-11-081611085-006BND
2016-11-081611085-007BND
2016-11-081611085-008BND
2017-02-081702070-001BND
2017-02-081702070-002BND
2017-02-081702070-003BND
2017-02-081702070-004BND
2017-02-081702070-005BND
2017-02-081702070-006BND
2017-02-081702070-007BND
2017-02-081702070-008BND
2017-05-081705074-001AND
2017-05-081705074-001BND
2017-05-081705074-002BND
2017-05-081705074-003BND
2017-05-081705074-004BND
2017-05-081705074-005BND
2017-05-081705074-006BND
2017-05-081705074-007BND
2017-05-081705074-008BND
2017-08-081708075-001BND
2017-08-081708075-002BND
2017-08-081708075-003BND
2017-08-081708075-004BND
2017-08-081708075-005BND
2017-08-081708075-006BND
2017-08-081708075-007BND
2017-08-081708075-008BND
2017-11-081711070-001BND
2017-11-081711070-002BND
2017-11-081711070-003BND
2017-11-081711070-004BND
2017-11-081711070-005BND
2017-11-081711070-006BND
2017-11-081711070-007BND
2017-11-081711070-008BND
2018-02-121802105-001BND
2018-02-121802105-002BND
2018-02-121802105-003BND
2018-02-121802105-004BND
2018-02-121802105-005BND
2018-02-121802105-006BND
2018-02-121802105-007BND
2018-02-121802105-008BND
2018-05-081805091-001BND
2018-05-081805091-002BND
2018-05-081805091-003BND
2018-05-081805091-004BND
2018-05-081805091-005BND
2018-05-081805091-006BND
2018-05-081805091-007BND
2018-05-081805091-008BND
2018-08-091808100-001BND
2018-08-091808100-002BND
2018-08-091808100-003BND
2018-08-091808100-004BND
2018-08-091808100-005BND
2018-08-091808100-006BND
2018-08-091808100-007BND
2018-08-091808100-008BND
2018-11-091811096-001AND
2018-11-091811096-002AND
2018-11-091811096-003AND
2018-11-091811096-004AND
2018-11-091811096-005AND
2018-11-091811096-006AND
2018-11-091811096-007AND
2018-11-091811096-008AND
2019-02-081902068-001AND
2019-02-081902068-002AND
2019-02-081902068-003AND
2019-02-081902068-004AND
2019-02-081902068-005AND
2019-02-081902068-006AND
2019-02-081902068-007AND
2019-02-081902068-008AND
2019-05-081905073-001AND
2019-05-081905073-002AND
2019-05-081905073-003AND
2019-05-081905073-004AND
2019-05-081905073-005AND
2019-05-081905073-006AND
2019-05-081905073-007AND
2019-05-081905073-008AND
2019-08-091908117-001AND
2019-08-091908117-002AND
2019-08-091908117-003AND
2019-08-091908117-004AND
2019-08-091908117-005AND
2019-08-091908117-006AND
2019-08-091908117-007AND
2019-08-091908117-008AND