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Monochloroacetic acid

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 46

NOTE: Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 46 purchases water from City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate which is required to test for monochloroacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate.

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
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND30ND
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

NOTE: Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 46 purchases water from City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate which is required to test for monochloroacetic acid. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-28AE16014ND
2018-05-01AE24554ND
2018-07-24AE343013.70 ppb
2018-10-04AE42688ND
2019-01-30AE52154ND
2019-04-18AE62927ND
2019-08-12AE779842.70 ppb
2019-10-16AE86751ND
2020-01-21AE94288ND
2020-04-09AF06285ND
2020-07-16AF19682ND
2020-10-08AF29928ND
2021-02-26AF44606ND
2021-05-12AF53482ND
2021-08-10AF65606ND
2021-10-11AF72855ND
2022-03-16AF89324ND
2022-06-02AF99295ND
2022-09-29AG15419ND
2022-11-21AG19419ND
2023-01-25AG26214ND
2023-05-04AG39343ND
2023-09-26AG57600ND
2023-10-18AG60198ND