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Monochloroacetic acid

Summit Township Water 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.

 

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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.518 ppb41ND - 2.07 ppb
20190.823 ppb168ND - 2.49 ppb
20200.688 ppb165ND - 3.83 ppb
2021ND160ND
20220.795 ppb167ND - 2.51 ppb
20230.461 ppb164ND - 2.33 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
2018-11-088110816-042.07 ppb
2018-11-088110816-01ND
2018-11-088110816-02ND
2018-11-088110816-03ND
2019-02-119020900-04ND
2019-02-119020900-01ND
2019-02-119020900-03ND
2019-02-119020900-02ND
2019-05-119051077-01ND
2019-05-119051077-04ND
2019-05-119051077-021.34 ppb
2019-05-119051077-03ND
2019-08-099081040-011.05 ppb
2019-08-099081040-041.29 ppb
2019-08-099081040-031.05 ppb
2019-08-099081040-022.49 ppb
2019-11-079110738-021.99 ppb
2019-11-079110738-012.40 ppb
2019-11-089110738-041.56 ppb
2019-11-089110738-03ND
2020-02-063.18 ppb
2020-02-06ND
2020-02-063.83 ppb
2020-02-06ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-08-061.25 ppb
2020-08-061.51 ppb
2020-08-061.23 ppb
2020-08-06ND
2020-11-09ND
2020-11-09ND
2020-11-09ND
2020-11-09ND
2021-02-08ND
2021-02-08ND
2021-02-08ND
2021-02-08ND
2021-05-06ND
2021-05-06ND
2021-05-06ND
2021-05-06ND
2021-08-11ND
2021-08-11ND
2021-08-11ND
2021-09-13ND
2021-11-08ND
2021-11-08ND
2021-11-08ND
2021-11-08ND
2022-02-07ND
2022-02-07ND
2022-02-07ND
2022-02-07ND
2022-05-091.55 ppb
2022-05-09ND
2022-05-091.53 ppb
2022-05-091.57 ppb
2022-08-082.17 ppb
2022-08-082.51 ppb
2022-08-082.07 ppb
2022-08-081.32 ppb
2022-11-07ND
2022-11-07ND
2022-11-07ND
2022-11-07ND
2023-02-06ND
2023-02-06ND
2023-02-06ND
2023-02-06ND
2023-05-09ND
2023-05-09ND
2023-05-091.32 ppb
2023-05-09ND
2023-08-07ND
2023-08-07ND
2023-08-07ND
2023-08-07ND
2023-11-061.91 ppb
2023-11-062.33 ppb
2023-11-061.82 ppb
2023-11-06ND