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Monochloroacetic acid

Choctaw County Rural Water System & Solid Waste Management District #6

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
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND60ND
20211.10 ppb102ND - 5.59 ppb
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

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
2018-03-141803497ND
2018-03-141803498ND
2018-06-131806404ND
2018-06-131806405ND
2018-09-121809410ND
2018-09-121809411ND
2018-12-111812348ND
2018-12-111812347ND
2019-03-131903379ND
2019-03-131903380ND
2019-06-181906652ND
2019-06-181906653ND
2019-09-171909606ND
2019-09-171909605ND
2019-12-111912612ND
2019-12-111912613ND
2020-03-11100279-02ND
2020-03-11100279-01ND
2020-06-08101453-02ND
2020-06-08101453-01ND
2020-09-15102855-02ND
2020-09-15102855-01ND
2021-01-13104464-025.59 ppb
2021-01-13104464-01ND
2021-03-10105375-02ND
2021-03-10105375-01ND
2021-06-08106681-01ND
2021-06-08106681-02ND
2021-09-14108214-01ND
2021-09-14108214-02ND
2021-12-15109502-025.44 ppb
2021-12-15109502-01ND
2022-03-15110761-01ND
2022-03-15110761-02ND
2022-06-15112075-01ND
2022-06-15112075-02ND
2022-10-26114056-01ND
2022-10-26114056-02ND
2022-12-14114735-02ND
2022-12-14114735-01ND
2023-03-07115885-01ND
2023-03-08115885-02ND
2023-06-14117497-01ND
2023-06-14117497-02ND
2023-10-05119298-01ND
2023-10-05119298-02ND
2023-12-13120344-01ND
2023-12-13120344-02ND