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Monochloroacetic acid

Erie County Perkins District

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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92

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
20150.144 ppb161ND - 2.30 ppb
20160.340 ppb152ND - 3.00 ppb
20170.125 ppb161ND - 2.00 ppb
2018ND160ND
2019ND130ND

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
2014-02-1114-11834-01ND
2014-02-1114-11834-09ND
2014-02-1114-11834-10ND
2014-02-1214-11834-13ND
2014-05-1214-16008-06ND
2014-05-1214-16008-05ND
2014-05-1214-16008-07ND
2014-05-1214-16008-08ND
2014-08-1114-21264-12ND
2014-08-1114-21264-11ND
2014-08-1114-21264-09ND
2014-08-1114-21264-10ND
2014-11-1014-25639-09ND
2014-11-1214-25639-01ND
2014-11-1214-25639-12ND
2014-11-1214-25639-13ND
2015-02-09A150231884ND
2015-02-09A150231886ND
2015-02-09A150231889ND
2015-02-12A150232089ND
2015-05-11A150285601ND
2015-05-11A150285600ND
2015-05-11A150285603ND
2015-05-11A150285602ND
2015-08-13A150231668ND
2015-08-13A150231669ND
2015-08-13A150231666ND
2015-08-13A150231667ND
2015-11-09A150320062ND
2015-11-09A150331717ND
2015-11-09A150320061ND
2015-11-10A1503317182.30 ppb
2016-02-12A160338083ND
2016-02-12A160338082ND
2016-02-12A160338081ND
2016-02-12A160362044ND
2016-05-09A160311035ND
2016-05-09A160311036ND
2016-05-09A160311037ND
2016-08-08A160374910ND
2016-08-10A1603749152.10 ppb
2016-08-10A1604321593.00 ppb
2016-08-11A160338599ND
2016-11-10A160453257ND
2016-11-10A160453256ND
2016-11-10A160453251ND
2016-11-10A160453253ND
2017-02-08A170453267ND
2017-02-09A170453274ND
2017-02-09A170453275ND
2017-02-10A170453279ND
2017-05-08A170490252ND
2017-05-08A1704902552.00 ppb
2017-05-08A170490256ND
2017-05-10A170490266ND
2017-08-10A170532732ND
2017-08-10A170532733ND
2017-08-11A170532735ND
2017-08-14A170532742ND
2017-11-14A170540167ND
2017-11-14A170540170ND
2017-11-14A170540173ND
2017-11-14A170540174ND
2018-02-09A180539786ND
2018-02-09A180539785ND
2018-02-09A180539784ND
2018-02-12A180570668ND
2018-05-08A180570678ND
2018-05-08A180570682ND
2018-05-08A180570684ND
2018-05-11A180593361ND
2018-08-08A180626527ND
2018-08-08A180626528ND
2018-08-08A180626533ND
2018-08-09A180626541ND
2018-11-088K01205-02ND
2018-11-098K01205-04ND
2018-11-138K01771-03ND
2018-11-138K01771-04ND
2019-02-089B01003-01ND
2019-02-089B01003-02ND
2019-02-129B01561-04ND
2019-02-129B01561-05ND
2019-05-109E01593-02ND
2019-05-109E01593-03ND
2019-05-109E01593-05ND
2019-05-139E01855-02ND
2019-08-139H02065-04ND
2019-08-139H02065-05ND
2019-08-139H02129-01ND
2019-08-139H02129-02ND
2019-08-139H02129-03ND