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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Newberry

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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96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-01-212140122-19ND
2014-01-212140122-20ND
2014-01-212140122-21ND
2014-01-212140122-18ND
2014-04-162140417-20ND
2014-04-162140417-21ND
2014-04-162140417-22ND
2014-04-162140417-23ND
2014-07-152140716-20ND
2014-07-152140716-21ND
2014-07-152140716-22ND
2014-07-152140716-23ND
2014-10-212141022-23ND
2014-10-212141022-25ND
2014-10-212141022-24ND
2014-10-212141022-22ND
2015-01-212150122-2ND
2015-01-212150122-3ND
2015-01-212150122-4ND
2015-01-212150122-5ND
2015-04-152150416-50ND
2015-04-152150416-51ND
2015-04-152150416-52ND
2015-04-152150416-53ND
2015-07-202150723-46ND
2015-07-202150723-48ND
2015-07-202150723-47ND
2015-07-202150723-45ND
2015-10-212151022-36ND
2015-10-212151022-37ND
2015-10-212151022-38ND
2015-10-212151022-35ND
2016-01-202160121-04ND
2016-01-202160121-05ND
2016-01-202160121-03ND
2016-01-202160121-02ND
2016-04-182160420-3ND
2016-04-182160420-2ND
2016-04-182160420-5ND
2016-04-182160420-4ND
2016-09-062160909-27ND
2016-09-062160909-28ND
2016-09-062160909-30ND
2016-09-062160909-29ND
2016-10-182161020-14ND
2016-10-182161020-15ND
2016-10-182161020-17ND
2016-10-182161020-16ND
2017-01-172170119-39ND
2017-01-172170119-37ND
2017-01-172170119-38ND
2017-01-172170119-40ND
2017-04-172170420-32ND
2017-04-172170420-33ND
2017-04-172170420-34ND
2017-04-172170420-35ND
2017-07-182170721-10ND
2017-07-182170721-09ND
2017-07-182170721-08ND
2017-07-182170721-07ND
2017-10-162171019-02ND
2017-10-162171019-03ND
2017-10-162171019-04ND
2017-10-162171019-05ND
2018-01-162180123-05ND
2018-01-162180123-04ND
2018-01-162180123-03ND
2018-01-162180123-02ND
2018-04-162180418-05ND
2018-04-162180418-02ND
2018-04-162180418-03ND
2018-04-162180418-04ND
2018-07-162180718-05ND
2018-07-162180718-04ND
2018-07-162180718-03ND
2018-07-162180718-02ND
2018-10-162181018-18ND
2018-10-162181018-19ND
2018-10-162181018-20ND
2018-10-162181018-21ND
2019-01-222190124-18ND
2019-01-222190124-19ND
2019-01-222190124-20ND
2019-01-222190124-21ND
2019-04-172190419-02ND
2019-04-172190419-05ND
2019-04-172190419-04ND
2019-04-172190419-03ND
2019-07-172190719-03ND
2019-07-172190719-05ND
2019-07-172190719-04ND
2019-07-172190719-02ND
2019-10-222191023-31ND
2019-10-222191023-30ND
2019-10-222191023-29ND
2019-10-222191023-28ND