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Monochloroacetic acid

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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
20200.251 ppb81ND - 2.01 ppb
2021ND80ND
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
2018-01-162180117-45ND
2018-01-162180117-46ND
2018-04-172180418-66ND
2018-04-172180418-67ND
2018-07-182180719-08ND
2018-07-182180719-09ND
2018-10-162181017-09ND
2018-10-162181017-08ND
2019-01-222190123-09ND
2019-01-222190123-08ND
2019-06-102190611-08ND
2019-06-102190611-09ND
2019-07-172190718-51ND
2019-07-172190718-50ND
2019-10-142191015-09ND
2019-10-142191015-08ND
2020-01-232200124-45ND
2020-01-232200124-442.01 ppb
2020-04-202200421-26ND
2020-04-202200421-27ND
2020-07-222200723-09ND
2020-07-222200723-08ND
2020-10-202201021-45ND
2020-10-202201021-44ND
2021-01-202210121-09ND
2021-01-202210121-08ND
2021-04-222210423-08ND
2021-04-222210423-09ND
2021-07-212210722-08ND
2021-07-212210722-09ND
2021-10-192211020-38ND
2021-10-192211020-39ND
2022-01-182220119-20ND
2022-01-182220119-21ND
2022-04-192220420-50ND
2022-04-192220420-51ND
2022-09-082220909-46ND
2022-09-082220909-47ND
2022-10-182221019-08ND
2022-10-182221019-09ND
2023-01-1923A0363-01ND
2023-01-1923A0363-02ND
2023-04-1823D0252-01ND
2023-04-1823D0252-02ND
2023-07-1923G0156-02ND
2023-07-1923G0156-01ND
2023-10-1723J0405-01ND
2023-10-1723J0405-02ND