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Monochloroacetic acid

City of De Leon

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
20190.850 ppb81ND - 6.80 ppb
2020ND80ND
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
2018-02-27AE15993ND
2018-02-27AE15991ND
2018-06-04AE28450ND
2018-06-04AE28446ND
2018-09-12AE39977ND
2018-09-12AE39979ND
2018-11-20AE46582ND
2018-11-20AE46586ND
2019-02-28AE56545ND
2019-02-28AE56546ND
2019-05-29AE68355ND
2019-05-29AE68356ND
2019-08-07AE77400ND
2019-08-07AE77396ND
2019-11-06AE886276.80 ppb
2019-11-06AE88628ND
2020-02-13AE98356ND
2020-02-13AE98360ND
2020-04-21AF07360ND
2020-04-21AF07362ND
2020-07-15AF19374ND
2020-07-15AF19376ND
2020-11-10AF33840ND
2020-11-10AF33842ND
2021-02-25AF44387ND
2021-02-25AF44388ND
2021-04-13AF49939ND
2021-04-13AF49940ND
2021-07-07AF60913ND
2021-07-07AF60914ND
2021-11-02AF75381ND
2021-11-02AF75382ND
2022-02-01AF82826ND
2022-02-01AF82828ND
2022-05-19AF97712ND
2022-05-19AF97714ND
2022-07-07AG03661ND
2022-07-07AG03664ND
2022-10-18AG17353ND
2022-10-18AG17357ND
2023-01-24AG25989ND
2023-01-24AG25994ND
2023-06-14AG44461ND
2023-06-14AG44463ND
2023-09-14AG56204ND
2023-09-14AG56215ND
2023-10-11AG59405ND
2023-10-11AG59406ND