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Monochloroacetic acid

Newberry County Water & Sewer 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.

 

96

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND
2020ND160ND
2021ND160ND
2022ND160ND
20230.666 ppb164ND - 3.11 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
2018-01-172180123-14ND
2018-01-172180123-11ND
2018-01-172180123-12ND
2018-01-172180123-13ND
2018-04-162180418-11ND
2018-04-162180418-12ND
2018-04-162180418-13ND
2018-04-162180418-14ND
2018-07-162180718-12ND
2018-07-162180718-13ND
2018-07-162180718-14ND
2018-07-162180718-15ND
2018-10-152181018-30ND
2018-10-162181018-28ND
2018-10-162181018-31ND
2018-10-162181018-29ND
2019-01-222190124-30ND
2019-01-222190124-31ND
2019-01-222190124-29ND
2019-01-222190124-28ND
2019-04-172190419-15ND
2019-04-172190419-14ND
2019-04-172190419-12ND
2019-04-172190419-13ND
2019-07-172190719-13ND
2019-07-172190719-12ND
2019-07-172190719-15ND
2019-07-172190719-14ND
2019-10-212191023-41ND
2019-10-212191023-40ND
2019-10-222191023-38ND
2019-10-222191023-39ND
2020-01-222200124-16ND
2020-01-222200124-19ND
2020-01-232200124-18ND
2020-01-232200124-17ND
2020-04-202200423-15ND
2020-04-202200423-14ND
2020-04-202200423-13ND
2020-04-202200423-12ND
2020-07-212200722-14ND
2020-07-212200722-13ND
2020-07-212200722-12ND
2020-07-212200722-15ND
2020-10-202201021-31ND
2020-10-202201021-30ND
2020-10-202201021-29ND
2020-10-202201021-28ND
2021-01-192210120-20ND
2021-01-192210120-21ND
2021-01-192210120-22ND
2021-01-192210120-23ND
2021-04-192210420-12ND
2021-04-192210420-13ND
2021-04-192210420-14ND
2021-04-192210420-15ND
2021-07-192210720-12ND
2021-07-192210720-13ND
2021-07-192210720-14ND
2021-07-192210720-15ND
2021-10-202211021-16ND
2021-10-202211021-18ND
2021-10-202211021-17ND
2021-10-202211021-19ND
2022-01-192220120-52ND
2022-01-192220120-55ND
2022-01-192220120-53ND
2022-01-192220120-54ND
2022-04-192220420-15ND
2022-04-192220420-14ND
2022-04-192220420-12ND
2022-04-192220420-13ND
2022-07-192220720-14ND
2022-07-192220720-13ND
2022-07-192220720-15ND
2022-07-192220720-12ND
2022-10-172221018-12ND
2022-10-172221018-14ND
2022-10-172221018-13ND
2022-10-172221018-15ND
2023-01-182230119-19ND
2023-01-182230119-173.04 ppb
2023-01-182230119-183.11 ppb
2023-01-182230119-162.45 ppb
2023-05-222230523-21ND
2023-05-222230523-18ND
2023-05-222230523-20ND
2023-05-222230523-19ND
2023-07-172230718-03ND
2023-07-172230718-04ND
2023-07-172230718-05ND
2023-07-172230718-022.05 ppb
2023-10-162231017-04ND
2023-10-162231017-03ND
2023-10-162231017-05ND
2023-10-162231017-02ND