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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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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.

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24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
20191.98 ppb42ND - 5.10 ppb

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
2014-02-17AC43054ND
2014-05-14AC54229ND
2014-07-16AC59883ND
2014-11-05AC71345ND
2015-02-04AC79213ND
2015-05-05AC90505ND
2015-09-01AD05301ND
2015-10-13AD10433ND
2016-01-12AD17540ND
2016-04-19AD33427ND
2016-09-14AD49401ND
2016-12-16AD62547ND
2017-03-07AD73686ND
2017-05-31AD86127ND
2017-08-14AD93028ND
2017-11-28AE05918ND
2018-02-14AE13752ND
2018-06-06AE28831ND
2018-09-18AE40703ND
2018-12-10AE48377ND
2019-01-30AE52191ND
2019-04-09AE615732.80 ppb
2019-07-09AE73671ND
2019-10-22AE872185.10 ppb