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Monochloroacetic acid

Bell County Water Control and Improvement District 2

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.500 ppb41ND - 2.00 ppb
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

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
2018-01-24AE10163ND
2018-04-12AE222882.00 ppb
2018-08-16AE37371ND
2018-10-04AE42694ND
2019-01-22AE50698ND
2019-05-07AE65158ND
2019-08-27AE81017ND
2019-10-30AE87989ND
2020-02-06AE97331ND
2020-04-20AF07168ND
2020-07-29AF21135ND
2020-11-03AF32916ND
2021-02-01AF41897ND
2021-04-08AF49427ND
2021-07-21AF62951ND
2021-10-06AF72443ND
2022-01-31AF82547ND
2022-04-19AF93659ND
2022-08-31AG12260ND
2022-11-29AG20027ND
2023-02-23AG30234ND
2023-06-15AG44722ND
2023-08-28AG54291ND
2023-11-13AG63346ND