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Monochloroacetic acid

Warminster Municipal Authority

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.

 

84

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND160ND
20200.481 ppb163ND - 3.00 ppb
2021ND160ND
20220.338 ppb162ND - 3.20 ppb
20230.606 ppb163ND - 4.50 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
2018-11-203002170003ND
2018-11-203002170004ND
2018-11-203002170001ND
2018-11-203002170002ND
2019-02-183017873004ND
2019-02-183017873003ND
2019-02-183017873001ND
2019-02-183017873002ND
2019-05-213035118004ND
2019-05-213035118001ND
2019-05-213035118003ND
2019-05-213035118002ND
2019-08-203053620001ND
2019-08-213053621003ND
2019-08-213053621002ND
2019-08-213053621001ND
2019-11-193071309003ND
2019-11-193071309002ND
2019-11-193071309001ND
2019-11-193071309004ND
2020-02-19ND
2020-02-19ND
2020-02-192.40 ppb
2020-02-19ND
2020-05-19ND
2020-05-193.00 ppb
2020-05-19ND
2020-05-19ND
2020-08-18ND
2020-08-18ND
2020-08-18ND
2020-08-18ND
2020-11-19ND
2020-11-19ND
2020-11-19ND
2020-11-192.30 ppb
2021-02-23ND
2021-02-23ND
2021-02-23ND
2021-02-23ND
2021-05-19ND
2021-05-19ND
2021-05-19ND
2021-05-19ND
2021-08-19ND
2021-08-19ND
2021-08-19ND
2021-08-19ND
2021-11-18ND
2021-11-18ND
2021-11-18ND
2021-11-18ND
2022-02-21ND
2022-02-21ND
2022-02-21ND
2022-02-21ND
2022-05-20ND
2022-05-20ND
2022-05-20ND
2022-05-202.20 ppb
2022-08-19ND
2022-08-19ND
2022-08-19ND
2022-08-19ND
2022-11-21ND
2022-11-213.20 ppb
2022-11-21ND
2022-11-21ND
2023-02-17ND
2023-02-17ND
2023-02-17ND
2023-02-17ND
2023-05-22ND
2023-05-224.50 ppb
2023-05-22ND
2023-05-22ND
2023-08-18ND
2023-08-18ND
2023-08-182.00 ppb
2023-08-18ND
2023-11-17ND
2023-11-17ND
2023-11-17ND
2023-11-173.20 ppb