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Monochloroacetic acid

City of Sugar Land

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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191

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND310ND
2015ND320ND
2016ND320ND
20170.131 ppb321ND - 4.20 ppb
20180.150 ppb322ND - 2.60 ppb
20190.478 ppb325ND - 3.90 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
2014-02-11AC42195ND
2014-02-11AC42200ND
2014-02-11AC42192ND
2014-02-11AC42199ND
2014-02-11AC42201ND
2014-02-11AC42193ND
2014-02-11AC42198ND
2014-04-29AC52211ND
2014-04-29AC52192ND
2014-04-29AC52195ND
2014-04-29AC52193ND
2014-04-29AC52212ND
2014-04-29AC52196ND
2014-04-29AC52171ND
2014-04-29AC52194ND
2014-07-23AC60770ND
2014-07-23AC60739ND
2014-07-23AC60795ND
2014-07-23AC60740ND
2014-07-23AC60769ND
2014-07-23AC60783ND
2014-07-23AC60764ND
2014-07-23AC60765ND
2014-10-14AC69657ND
2014-10-14AC69656ND
2014-10-14AC69655ND
2014-10-14AC69654ND
2014-10-14AC69669ND
2014-10-14AC69648ND
2014-10-14AC69650ND
2014-10-14AC69651ND
2015-01-22AC77418ND
2015-01-22AC77410ND
2015-01-22AC77419ND
2015-01-22AC77426ND
2015-01-22AC77415ND
2015-01-22AC77427ND
2015-01-22AC77413ND
2015-01-22AC77409ND
2015-06-02AC94275ND
2015-06-02AC94268ND
2015-06-02AC94276ND
2015-06-02AC94269ND
2015-06-02AC94288ND
2015-06-02AC94278ND
2015-06-02AC94261ND
2015-06-02AC94287ND
2015-07-16AC99936ND
2015-07-16AC99920ND
2015-07-16AC99932ND
2015-07-16AC99930ND
2015-07-16AC99911ND
2015-07-16AC99919ND
2015-07-16AC99929ND
2015-07-16AC99927ND
2015-11-04AD12602ND
2015-11-04AD12615ND
2015-11-04AD12612ND
2015-11-04AD12569ND
2015-11-04AD12613ND
2015-11-04AD12568ND
2015-11-04AD12609ND
2015-11-04AD12614ND
2016-02-02AD21436ND
2016-02-02AD21431ND
2016-02-02AD21438ND
2016-02-02AD21439ND
2016-02-02AD21433ND
2016-02-02AD21437ND
2016-02-02AD21441ND
2016-02-02AD21442ND
2016-04-19AD33574ND
2016-04-19AD33577ND
2016-04-19AD33564ND
2016-04-19AD33572ND
2016-04-19AD33573ND
2016-04-19AD33575ND
2016-04-19AD33568ND
2016-04-19AD33578ND
2016-09-01AD47646ND
2016-09-01AD47679ND
2016-09-01AD47643ND
2016-09-01AD47650ND
2016-09-01AD47647ND
2016-09-01AD47681ND
2016-09-01AD47648ND
2016-09-01AD47644ND
2016-10-05AD52534ND
2016-10-05AD52537ND
2016-10-05AD52539ND
2016-10-05AD52528ND
2016-10-05AD52536ND
2016-10-05AD52538ND
2016-10-05AD52530ND
2016-10-05AD52532ND
2017-01-04AD62958ND
2017-01-04AD62968ND
2017-01-04AD62953ND
2017-01-04AD62966ND
2017-01-04AD62961ND
2017-01-04AD62960ND
2017-01-04AD62954ND
2017-01-04AD62955ND
2017-04-03AD78029ND
2017-04-03AD78033ND
2017-04-03AD78027ND
2017-04-03AD78032ND
2017-04-03AD78026ND
2017-04-03AD78031ND
2017-04-03AD78030ND
2017-04-03AD78028ND
2017-07-05AD88305ND
2017-07-05AD88306ND
2017-07-05AD88302ND
2017-07-05AD88299ND
2017-07-05AD88303ND
2017-07-05AD88301ND
2017-07-05AD88304ND
2017-07-05AD883004.20 ppb
2017-10-02AD98763ND
2017-10-02AD98776ND
2017-10-02AD98780ND
2017-10-02AD98770ND
2017-10-02AD98774ND
2017-10-02AD98777ND
2017-10-02AD98781ND
2017-10-02AD98779ND
2018-01-10AE08587ND
2018-01-10AE08586ND
2018-01-10AE08589ND
2018-01-10AE08588ND
2018-01-10AE08590ND
2018-01-10AE08592ND
2018-01-10AE08593ND
2018-01-10AE08591ND
2018-04-10AE21877ND
2018-04-10AE21862ND
2018-04-10AE21863ND
2018-04-10AE21859ND
2018-04-10AE21879ND
2018-04-10AE21858ND
2018-04-10AE21882ND
2018-04-10AE21857ND
2018-07-02AE32202ND
2018-07-02AE32199ND
2018-07-02AE32203ND
2018-07-02AE32173ND
2018-07-02AE32176ND
2018-07-02AE32198ND
2018-07-02AE32201ND
2018-07-02AE32174ND
2018-10-01AE42218ND
2018-10-01AE42220ND
2018-10-01AE422172.60 ppb
2018-10-01AE42214ND
2018-10-01AE422192.20 ppb
2018-10-01AE42211ND
2018-10-01AE42216ND
2018-10-01AE42209ND
2019-01-17AE50503ND
2019-01-17AE50504ND
2019-01-17AE505053.90 ppb
2019-01-17AE505062.00 ppb
2019-01-17AE50499ND
2019-01-17AE50500ND
2019-01-17AE50501ND
2019-01-17AE50502ND
2019-04-08AE61344ND
2019-04-08AE61349ND
2019-04-08AE61352ND
2019-04-08AE61361ND
2019-04-08AE61359ND
2019-04-08AE61360ND
2019-04-08AE61362ND
2019-04-08AE61327ND
2019-07-08AE734162.40 ppb
2019-07-08AE73411ND
2019-07-08AE73410ND
2019-07-08AE73409ND
2019-07-08AE73417ND
2019-07-08AE73413ND
2019-07-08AE73419ND
2019-07-08AE73408ND
2019-10-09AE86119ND
2019-10-09AE86113ND
2019-10-09AE860953.70 ppb
2019-10-09AE86103ND
2019-10-09AE86104ND
2019-10-09AE86092ND
2019-10-09AE86101ND
2019-10-09AE860983.30 ppb